ECOWAS to officially launch golden jubilee celebrations on 22 April 2025 in Accra, Ghana, with Heads of State and Government in attendance

The Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet on Tuesday 22 April 2025 in Accra, Ghana, to officially launch the activities planned as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the sub-regional institution. Founded on 28 May 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria, ECOWAS remains the best-organised Regional Economic Community, with numerous achievements and programmes to its credit, facilitating regional integration and the development of the populations of its Member States.

In the morning of Tuesday 22 April 2025, Accra, the capital of the Republic of Ghana, will host the official ceremony to launch the celebration of the ECOWAS Golden Jubilee. Heads of State, Ministers and personalities from the Member States are expected to attend this major event, which will mark the beginning of a series of activities that will take place in all the capitals of ECOWAS Member States throughout 2025.

The Accra celebrations will be featuring a series of colourful events, including the presentation of the ECOWAS Golden Jubilee logo and theme, as well as artistic and cultural performances recounting the history of ECOWAS from its creation in Lagos by the Founding Fathers, through its various reforms, to its successes and major achievements in the Member States.

As a reminder, the ECOWAS Conference of Heads of State and Government had strongly recommended that the 50th anniversary of the institution be celebrated with great visibility in each Member State. In line with this recommendation, the members of the ECOWAS Administrative and Financial Committee met virtually in February 2025 to validate the programme of activities to be implemented in each of the Member States.