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7th edition of the International Exhibition of Agriculture and Animal Resources (SARA): ECOWAS signs up for its second participation in this important agricultural event

Stakeholders and partners from the agro-forestry-pastoral and fisheries sectors will gather from 23 May to 1 June 2025 in Abidjan.

25 May, 2025

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Annual Information and Sharing meeting with the gender focal points of ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC) in ECOWAS Member States.

As part of the implementation of its programme of activities for 2025, the CCDG organised the Annual Information and Sharing.

25 May, 2025

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ECOWAS 50th anniversary: the resident representation in Benin engages youth through art and education

As part of the celebrations marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the ECOWAS.

25 May, 2025

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ECOWAS through WRMC signs agreements with iwmi to advance regional water security

ECOWAS through the Water Resources Management Center (WRMC) announced a strategic partnership that will significantly enhance water security, climate resilience,.

25 May, 2025

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ECOWAS revises its agricultural standards to improve quality and strengthen regional trade

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) continues its efforts to improve the quality of agricultural products in the.

25 May, 2025

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Opening of the third meeting of the Regional Coordination Committee for the Medical and Financial support programme for women and girls suffering from obstetric fistula in ECOWAS Member States

The ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (CCDG) is holding the third meeting of the Regional Coordination Committee for the Medical.

25 May, 2025

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Information experts from Benin and Nigeria pave the way for the official launch of sigmat deployment between their States

Validation of the roadmap, that is – the timetable for the deployment of the Interconnected System for the Management of.

23 May, 2025

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ECOWAS Commission concludes regional training of trainers (tot) bootcamp on Informal Cross-Border Trade (ICBT)

The Bootcamp equipped participants with practical tools and knowledge on ECOWAS informal Cross Border Trade (ECO-ICBT) and the Continental methodologies.

23 May, 2025

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ECOWAS welcomes 98 young professionals in landmark induction ceremony

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially inducted 98 young professionals from 12 Member States into its.

23 May, 2025

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The president of the ECOWAS Commission participated in the opening of the first ordinary session of the year 2025 of the ECOWAS Parliament.

The 1st ordinary session of the ECOWAS Parliament for the year 2025 opened on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Abuja,.

22 May, 2025

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ECOWAS convenes high-level briefing on cyber diplomacy to advance regional resilience and Digital cooperation

Once considered a peripheral concern, cyber diplomacy has now moved to the centre of global security debates. In West Africa—where.

21 May, 2025

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West Africa’s Disaster Management Experts Convene in Accra to Strengthen Regional Recovery and Resilience Strategies

Accra, Ghana | May 20–22, 2025 – Heads of Disaster Management and Civil Protection Agencies from ECOWAS Member States are.

21 May, 2025

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Promoting Economic Development and Regional Integration: ECOWAS organises the sixth (6th) meeting of The Regional Trade Facilitation Committee (RTFC) in Lagos, Nigeria

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is organising the sixth (6th) meeting of the Regional Trade Facilitation Committee.

21 May, 2025

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African Union and Ecowas hold Second Joint Consultative Meeting on Peace and Security

On the 16th of  May 2025, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) and the ECOWAS Mediation and.

21 May, 2025

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ECOWAS Digital observatory holds annual meeting of national correspondents for indicators in Nigeria

The ECOWAS Commission, through its Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation, today commenced its three-day National Correspondence for Indicators (NCIs).

21 May, 2025

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Launch of the interconnected transit goods management system (SIGMAT) between Benin and Nigeria

“An efficient transit system makes a major contribution both to facilitating trade and the cross-border movement of goods, and to.

21 May, 2025

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ECOWAS organizes its Fourth (4th) Regional Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships Forum focusing on “Strengthening Legal Frameworks for PPPs”

The Project Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is organizing the fourth.

16 May, 2025

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ECOWAS unveils regional labour migration strategy to drive mobility, rights, and integration in West Africa

A historic step in West Africa’s regional integration efforts unfolded in Accra on 13 May 2025, as the Economic Community.

15 May, 2025

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ECOWAS and African Union to convene second joint consultative meeting on peace and security

The 2nd Joint Consultative Meeting between the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) and the African Union Peace and Security.

15 May, 2025

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ECOWAS organizes training workshop for ivorian media on information integrity and combating misinformation and disinformation in west Africa

The ECOWAS Commission, through Directorate of Communication, has organized a two-day capacity-building workshop on information integrity and combating misinformation and.

14 May, 2025

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