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Omar Touray

December 12, 2024

ECOWAS president urges support for private sector to boost economic growth

He said the goal was to mobilise, develop and retain regional capital within the ECOWAS subregion for the overall good of all.

Omar Alieu Touray
November 7, 2024

ECOWAS developing regional strategies to address barriers to trade, says Touray

He said that some of the strategies included the regional trade and transport facilitation strategy.

Omar Alieu Touray
October 3, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for over half of global terrorism deaths: ECOWAS President

The bloc’s president noted that violent extremism and terrorism had inflicted pain and suffering on the people and ECOWAS member states.

Omar Alieu Touray
September 3, 2024

ECOWAS solicits media support for Vision 2050

Mr Touray stated that the event was aimed at drawing up a work plan to promote peace, good governance and fight against disinformation in West Africa.

ECOWAS
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 29, 2024

Former Gambian vice-president chairs ECOWAS 40-member Togo election observer team

According to Omar Touray, the president of the ECOWAS Commission, the team will monitor Togo’s legislative and regional elections on April 29.

Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang
February 28, 2024

Lifting Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger sanctions will save ECOWAS from disintegrating: NIIA expert

Mr Otubanjo, a research professor at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, made the assertion in an interview in Lagos.

ECOWAS LEADERS
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
December 10, 2023

ECOWAS lauds Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia for peaceful resolution of election disputes

Mr Touray said that the authority directed the commission to dialogue with stakeholders on the relationship between electoral processes, democracy and development.

ECOWAS
December 10, 2023

Political stability, security crucial for prosperity in West Africa: ECOWAS

He said access to the funds has been challenging as sanctioned states have stopped remitting levies amid the bloc’s growing tasks.

Omar Alieu Touray