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Launch of the 1st edition of the West African Festival of Arts and Culture (ECOFEST)

Dakar – 29 May 2025 The West African artistic community is preparing to vibrate to the rhythm of creativity and.

30 May, 2025

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50 years of ECOWAS: progress, challenges, and the future of regional integration

50 years of ECOWAS: progress, challenges, and the future of regional integration ECOWAS marks its 50th anniversary this year. To.

30 May, 2025

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ECOWAS Commemorates 50th Anniversary in Lagos: Reaffirms Commitment to Regional Cooperation

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commemorated its 50th anniversary on May 28, 2025, in Lagos—the very city.

29 May, 2025

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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

The Secretary-General extends his warm congratulations to the people of West Africa on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of.

29 May, 2025

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ECOWAS launches digital platform and strengthens regional capacity in drug control

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has inaugurated a pivotal three-day workshop focused on regional capacity building for.

28 May, 2025

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ECOWAS Holds a Workshop to Mainstream Human Mobility in National Climate Policies

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, in partnership with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and.

27 May, 2025

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ECOWAS Launches 50th Anniversary Celebrations in Cabo Verde

Praia, May 26, 2025 – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) officially launched the activities commemorating its 50th.

27 May, 2025

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ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC)  in partnership with unfpa celebrates international day for the elimination of obstetric fistula worldwide and ecowas’ 50th anniversary

On Friday 23 May 2025 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, ECOWAS, in partnership with UNFPA, celebrated the International Day for the.

26 May, 2025

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20 Years of Implementing the Regional Agricultural Policy (ECOWAP) – Key Lessons and Wayford

This was the subject of fruitful discussions at the first side-event of ECOWAS’s participation in the Abidjan International Agriculture and.

26 May, 2025

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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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