Saturday, June 27, 2026

ECOWAS Parliament

June 15, 2026

ECOWAS lawmakers convene meeting on regional energy, electricity in Dakar

The ECOWAS Parliament is scheduled to begin a meeting of its delocalised joint committee in Dakar to address West Africa’s renewable energy and electricity challenges.

Ecowas meeting Dakar
May 14, 2026

ECOWAS Parliament adopts resolution banishing children from streets

The lawmakers stressed the need to tackle the root causes of the street children crisis.

ECOWAS Parliament
May 7, 2026

Senegal boosting economic growth through agric modernisation: MPs

Senegal says it is committed to boosting its economic growth and development by transforming its agricultural sector from subsistence to modernised agriculture.

Bassirou Faye
May 6, 2026

ECOWAS lawmakers order investigation into South Africa’s xenophobic attacks

The ECOWAS Parliament ordered an investigation into the current wave of xenophobic violence against African migrants in South Africa.

ECOWAS Parliament
March 6, 2026

ECOWAS parliament seeks policies focused on real economic gains for West Africans

Ms Ibrahima said stronger engagement with businesses would help drive trade, innovation and job creation across the region.

ECOWAS Parliament
February 27, 2026

Speaker tasks ECOWAS MPs on regional integration under AfCFTA

She said that the MPs must also monitor the harmonisation of national policies with regional commitments.

Mémounatou Ibrahima
December 5, 2025

ECOWAS leaders seek action against threats to democracy, rule of law

He said that Sierra Leone was a major beneficiary of the transformative impact of such past efforts by both the ECOWAS Commission and Parliament.

ECOWAS building
December 3, 2025

Guinea-Bissau coup unacceptable, assault on democracy: ECOWAS Parliament

“The voices of the people, expressed clearly and peacefully at the ballot box, must be respected,” said the parliament.

First Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Parliament
September 30, 2025

ECOWAS Parliament adopts $26 million 2026 budget, announces 25th anniversary plans

The ECOWAS Parliament has adopted a budget of $26 million for the 2026 fiscal year and announced plans to commemorate its 25th anniversary in November.

First Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Parliament
September 27, 2025

Experts task ECOWAS parliament on curbing AI-generated fake news

The experts decried what they described as the “invasion of the social media space by some unscrupulous people.”

First Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Parliament