The Niamey Declaration of ECOWAS first ladies: call to end child marriage and promote the education and empowerment of girls NIAMEY DECLARATION

Niamey, 6th July 2019. The Ministers in Charge of Women, Social Affairs and Child protection of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met today, 6th July 2019 ahead of the First Ladies’ Summit on the declaration to end

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Final Communiqué_55th Summit_Abuja_29 June 2019

Abuja, 2nd June 2019. The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Reacting to Early Warning and Response Data (REWARD) are collaborating on social inclusion to enhance peace

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Abuja, 29th June 2019. The 55th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opens today, 29th June 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria. The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority

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Abuja, 27th June 2019. The Chair of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers and the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Ambassador Mustapha L. Suleiman stressed the need for collective action from Member States to meet the challenging development needs

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Abuja, 25th June 2019. The Eighty-Second Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opens today, 25th June 2019 in Abuja Nigeria. The Council will be considering memoranda on the hosting of

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