Sunday, June 28, 2026

ECOWAS Commission

July 4, 2024

ECOWAS council seeks cooperation to advance sub-regional welfare

Mr Tuggar called for cooperation among member states toward advancing integration and welfare of people in the sub-region.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar
April 4, 2024

Tinubu calls for direct election into ECOWAS parliament

Mr Tinubu assured members of the Sixth ECOWAS Parliament that Nigeria would continue to support it in achieving its objectives.

President Bola Tinubu
March 20, 2024

ECOWAS trains Anambra youths in table fish production to boost food security

Mr Ibezim said the state government earmarked funds to empower the trainees.

ECOWAS
March 13, 2024

Nigeria tasks ECOWAS to resolve issues hindering sub-regional trading in palm oil

“Some products will go to some countries and the countries will ask them to pay tariffs.’’

ECOWAS
February 8, 2024

Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger’s withdrawal from bloc ‘has no real basis’, wider implications: ECOWAS

The ECOWAS Commission’s president said the withdrawal notifications by the Niger Republic, Mali and Burkina Faso had wider implications.

Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali flags
February 4, 2024

ECOWAS urges Senegal to fix new date for postponed presidential election

“The ECOWAS Commission expresses concern over the circumstances that have led to the postponement of the elections.”

Macky Sall
December 6, 2023

Nigeria praises Liberia for conducting successful presidential election 

According to the foreign minister, the successful elections indicate progress in advancing democracy in the West African sub-region.

WEAH; TINUBU
November 30, 2023

Debt, currency depreciation, inflation hampering ECOWAS’ economies: Omar Touray

Mr Touray stated this in the 2023 Annual State of the Community Report he presented to the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja.

ECOWAS LEADERS
October 30, 2023

Germany gives ECOWAS €81 million to bolster region’s development

Mr Scholz said the move came when ECOWAS tried to restore stability to West Africa following six coups since 2020.

German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz
October 24, 2023

ECOWAS, UNHCR sign agreement to deepen refugee protection

He added that the revised MoU included new areas of collaboration that had emerged since the initial MoU between the two institutions in 2001.

ECOWAS and UNHCR