ECOWAS leaders are calling for electoral and legal reforms across West Africa to increase women’s participation in elected and other decision-making positions, as the regional bloc sets its sights on achieving full gender parity in elective positions by 2035. The call is contained in a Declaration on Advancing Gender Parity in Political Representation adopted by…
A regional workshop aimed at strengthening the capacity of women cross-border traders has opened in The Gambia, bringing together traders, government officials, legal experts, and representatives of the ECOWAS Commission to promote economic empowerment and regional trade integration. The workshop, organised in collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission and the Women in Law and Development in…
The Speaker of the National Assembly of The Gambia, Rt. Hon. Fabakary Tombong Jatta, has called for stronger regional unity, deeper parliamentary cooperation and accelerated economic integration at the opening of the First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament. Addressing the opening session, Speaker Jatta said West Africa is facing major challenges, including terrorism, democratic…
The Government of The Gambia has reaffirmed its strong commitment to regional integration, rule of law, and human rights protection through enhanced support for the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice. Speaking at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice Town Hall Session on Access to Justice held on Friday at the Sir Dawda Conference Centre, Trade…
As the international community converges on Freetown to oversee the implementation of the Tripartite Committee’s Recommendations, one figure stands at the center of the diplomatic storm: Her Excellency Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang. As the co-leader of the moral guarantors’ mission to Sierra Leone, the former Vice President of The Gambia finds herself in a position where her…
A three-day training of 74 field monitors from 12 ECOWAS member states, which explored how technology, especially artificial intelligence, could be used to enhance data collection and analysis, concluded in Lomé on Friday. The training, organised by the ECOWAS Early Warning Directorate and held in the Togolese capital from 25 to 27 February 2026, was…
A $2.7-million project funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to boost the early warning and crisis response capacity of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially entered its implementation phase. The milestone was marked by a four-day retreat that began on Monday, 10 November 2025, at Zuma Rock in Niger State,…
His Excellency, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission has recent received a delegation from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. The delegation, led by Mr. Christoph Rauh, Director for Africa at the BMZ, is in Abuja for the ongoing high-level…
Germany has committed €49 million (₦82 billion) to support the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in advancing peace, security, health, and economic development across the region. The agreement follows bilateral development cooperation talks held on November 4–5, 2025, at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. The renewed commitment underscores Germany’s long-standing partnership…
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has reaffirmed the regional bloc’s commitment to supporting The Gambia’s Transitional Justice process, pledging continued political and technical assistance to ensure the implementation of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) recommendations. Dr Touray made the assurance earlier this week, during a courtesy visit…
