Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unveiled plans to establish a robust 260,000-member rapid deployment counter-terrorism brigade to bolster security across the subregion. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Touray, announced this initiative during the first African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit in Abuja on Monday,...
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is championing a €4.5 million initiative to advance integrated school feeding models across its member states, fostering sustainable practices that enhance scalability and impact. At the National Policy Forum on “Institutionalisation and Implementation of the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme for Sustainable Economic...
Respected Ghanaian journalist and publisher, Ben Asante has died. The renowned war correspondent passed on August 12 in Accra after a prolonged illness. Asante reported and commented extensively on politics and social development across Africa for over fifty years. Asante was one of the frontline journalists during the Liberian...
In its bid to strengthen regional health governance to optimize the response to emerging and re-emerging health threats within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control (RCSDC), has moved to the operational stage with a Technical Advisory Council (TAC), to...
Nigerian Army has prepared 173 personnel for a peacekeeping operation in Guinea Bissau under the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission (ESSMGB). The training took place at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre (MLAILPKC) in Jaji, Kaduna State. Chief of Operations Army, Maj.-Gen. Uwem Bassey, represented by Maj.-Gen....
Director-General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Dr. Melchior AISSI, said on Wednesday that the organization had over the decades, worked with determination to harmonise health policies, build national capacity, prevent epidemics, improve access to essential healthcare, and promote the local production of medicines and vaccines. In a statement he issued...
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development has approved €174 million for investments and $125 million for social development to boost trade, strengthen infrastructure, and support social development in the West African region. According to a report from the bank’s 92nd ordinary session, the funding will finance projects aimed at...
… Plans Lassa Fever international conference in Abidjan Sept 22 The West African Health Organization (WAHO), has intensified efforts geared towards bringing noticeable communication gaps that tend to hinder effective regional health advocacy. One of such initiatives is the strategic communication workshop, which opened in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday in Abuja, handed over the chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, expressing confidence in the region’s continued path toward peace, stability, and prosperity. The ECOWAS Authority’s...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep concern over the slow pace of activating the ECOWAS Standby Force and urged West African leaders to move swiftly from concept to reality in the collective fight against terrorism and transnational crimes. President Tinubu raised the concern in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has restated the commitment of ECOWAS leaders to work towards reshaping economic diplomacy in West Africa and build a sub-region that works for all. He said the foundation is being laid through the trade liberalisation scheme, the West African power pool...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu on Saturday urged West African leaders to harness the region’s youthful population and abundant natural resources for economic transformation through industrialisation, education, and innovation. Delivering the opening address at the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) in Abuja, President Tinubu described the...
Nigeria and the Republic of Benin signed an agreement on Saturday to deepen bilateral integration and serve as a model for broader regional cooperation within ECOWAS. The signing ceremony, witnessed by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and Benin Republic President Patrice Talon, occurred at the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit...
Nigerian Armed Forces has deployed 197 troops to the Economic Community of West African States Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) to support regional peace and stability. The troops underwent rigorous Pre-Deployment Training (PDT) at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre in Kaduna, equipping them with the...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has secured an understanding with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to collectively confront terrorism and violent extremism in the subregion. According to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Touray, the agreement aims to build confidence and promote regional cooperation....
The ECOWAS Court of Justice, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court, (ICC), and Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), have pledged to deepen their cooperation to enhance global jurisprudence. They made the pledge during a working visit by a high-level ECOWAS Court delegation, led by its President, Justice...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has called on West African leaders to uphold and pass on the vision of the founding fathers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as the regional bloc marks its 50th anniversary. In a keynote address on Wednesday in Lagos,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Former President Muhammadu Buhari has explained the reason behind his absence from the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held in Lagos on Wednesday. In a statement, Buhari revealed that he was unable to attend the event due to a...
The ECOWAS at 50 anniversary celebration on Wednesday attracted dignitaries from all walks of life, depicting a picture of pomp and pageantry. The celebration was yet to start officially as at the time of filing this report at the Eko Hotel in Lagos, but the venue for the commemoration...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Tuesday for the 50th Anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). His plane touched down at 4.15 p.m. and was received by officials of the Lagos State Government. A statement issued by the presidential spokesman,...