The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Trade Promotion Organisation (TPO) Network and the East African Community (EAC) convened their first-ever Engagement Meeting on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 in Abuja. The three-day event, organised by the ECOWAS Commission in collaboration with the ECOWAS TPO Network and supported by the International Trade Centre (ITC), marks…
President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has been appointed the new Chairman of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for a one-year term. The announcement was made at the 67th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority, held on Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria. The…
Speaking Monday at a breakfast meeting with journalists, the President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, described his ten-year presidency as a consuming yet profoundly fulfilling mission. The press briefing is the first official event of the Bank’s 2025 Annual Meetings, taking place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from 26 to 30…
Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania was today elected President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) at the Bank’s Annual Meetings held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Tah was elected by the Bank’s Board of Governors, comprising Finance and Economy Ministers or Central Bank Governors of the Bank Group’s 81 regional and non-regional member countries. The…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) celebrated its 50th anniversary today with a powerful message from the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr Omar Alieu Touray, who reflected on the community’s achievements and outlined a bold vision for its future. Dr Touray paid tribute to the founding leaders of the bloc, who…
The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC), in partnership with UNFPA, at the weekend, commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Obstetric Fistula alongside ECOWAS’ 50th anniversary. Obstetric fistula, a severe childbirth injury affecting over 2 million women globally, remains a pressing issue in low-resource settings. ECOWAS has renewed its commitment to addressing this condition…
New data by Africa News reveals a stark imbalance in EU-Africa mobility: Schengen Visa rejection rates for African applicants soar as high as 63%, dwarfing the global average of 18%. Countries like The Gambia, Nigeria, and Comoros face punitive measures and exorbitant costs, with African travellers collectively losing €60 million ($67.5 million) in 2024 alone…
The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) has announced the fourth cohort of its Amujae Leaders, naming Rohey Malick Lowe, lord Mayor of Banjul City Council (BCC) among 13 extraordinary women in Africa. The Amujae Initiative, founded in 2020 by Nobel Laureate and former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is…
A high-powered delegation from the National Assembly Service led by the Clerk of National Assembly, Kalipha MM Mbye, on Monday began a weeklong benchmarking visit to the Parliament of Ghana aimed at exchanging best practices and enhancing parliamentary administration and procedures. The delegation is engaging with their Ghanaian counterparts, including the Clerk to Parliament and…
The ECOWAS Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (RAAF) convened its twelfth Strategic Orientation Committee meeting in Lomé, Togo, on May 2, 2025, marking a critical moment for evaluating progress in implementing the region’s agricultural development goals. This session focused on reviewing the Agency’s 2024 activity report and financial performance, and approving the proposed 2025…
