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Directorate Of Financial Reporting and Grants of ECOWAS Commission Organizes a One Week Workshop on Donor Reporting System with All ECOWAS Institutions and Agencies Across the Community in Lome, Togo

ECOWAS receive its funding from member states and a variety of Development partners, making it accountable to both parties. This.

4 Oct, 2024

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The President of the Commission, H.E Dr Omar Alieu Touray Led the ECOWAS Delegation to the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York

The Session held from the 20th – 30th September 2024 commenced with the ‘Summit of the Future’ and the adoption.

4 Oct, 2024

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Meeting Of Experts from Member States in Preparation for the 19th Meeting of ECOWAS Ministers in Charge of Telecommunications / ICT / Digitalisation and Postal Services

Experts from the Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are meeting from 02 to 03.

4 Oct, 2024

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Swearing-in of the members of the Competition Advisory Council (CAC) of the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ARCC)

Ten members of the 1st Council of the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) were sworn in on Wednesday, October 01,.

3 Oct, 2024

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FEBWE 2024: Empowering West African Women Entrepreneurs at Nigeria’s Business Fair

The 2024 edition of the Business fair of the Federation of Business Women Entrepreneurs (FEBWE), an ECOWAS-founded regional organization, successfully.

3 Oct, 2024

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Inauguration of Solar Pumping Systems in the Kédougou region

Kédougou, Senegal, October 2, 2024 – The Kédougou region has taken another step towards access to solar applications for productive.

3 Oct, 2024

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H.E. Dr Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission receives letters of accreditation of twelve (12) new Ambassadors

The President of ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr Omar Alieu Touray, received this Monday, September 30, 2024, at the ECOWAS headquarters.

2 Oct, 2024

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ECOWAS to Strengthen Regional Connectivity with Cavalla River Bridge Handover

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will officially hand over the construction the site for the construction of.

2 Oct, 2024

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ECOWAS Commission Organizes an In-Mission Training for Personnel of the Security Stabilization Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau

The ECOWAS Commission today began an ECOWAS Staff Officers Course for Personnel of the ECOWAS Stabilization Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau.

2 Oct, 2024

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ECREEE Hosts Workshop on Strengthening Partnerships Among ECOWAS Specialized Agencies

Praia, September 26, 2024 – The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) held a high-level workshop at.

30 Sep, 2024

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Joint ECOWAS-UEMOA Regional Consultation on Axle-Load Control on Community Road Networks in Member States

To find a solution to the issue of overloading of heavy goods vehicles, which continues to contribute to road deterioration,.

30 Sep, 2024

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Road Infrastructure Ministers Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Countries Reaffirm Overwhelming Support for the Project at their 21st Ministerial Meeting

Lagos, Nigeria, Sept. 21, 2024 – Road Infrastructure Ministers of the five (5) Corridor Member Countries of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor.

30 Sep, 2024

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Swearing-in ceremony of the members of the Council of the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA)

October 2, 2024, Banjul, capital of the Republic of the Gambia, will host the Swearing-in ceremony of the members of.

29 Sep, 2024

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ECOWAS Donates N640m to Nigeria to Support Victims of Flood Disasters in Borno and Bauchi States

The ECOWAS Commission has donated the sum of N640 million to Nigeria to support victims of flood disasters in Borno.

27 Sep, 2024

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Nigerian Stakeholder Awareness Forum on the Electrification of Public Infrastructure for the Implementation of the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP)

The Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP) is organizing a forum to raise awareness and mobilize Nigerian stakeholders on the.

27 Sep, 2024

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Green Energy in the ECOWAS region: Evaluation of the achievements of partner institutions in the EU-ECOWAS sustainable energy scholarship programme in Senegal

ECOWAS, in partnership with the European Union (EU), shared the outcomes of the EU-ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Scholarship Programme with scholars.

27 Sep, 2024

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ECOWAS Holds Regional Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming in Trade

The ECOWAS Commission has organised a Regional Meeting of Experts from Member States on gender mainstreaming in Trade from September.

26 Sep, 2024

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3rd Annual ECOWAS Civilian Focal Points and Training Centres of Excellence (TCES) Meeting

The ECOWAS Directorate of Peacekeeping and Regional Security (DPKRS) through its Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) holds its Third Annual.

25 Sep, 2024

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ECOWAS Pursues the Effective Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) Across the Region

The ECOWAS Commission organized the 2nd Meeting of the Regional Committee on the Implementation of the AfCFTA from September 17th.

25 Sep, 2024

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ECOWAS Directors General Of Copyright Offices from Member States on Harmonization of Private Copying Royalties Systems

With the collaborative effort of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),.

25 Sep, 2024

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