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Scaling Up Investments to Drive West Africa’s Rice Agenda Turning ambition into action through robust regional collaborations, anchored in national strategies to drive job creation and a more resilient rice economy ACCRA, June 3, 2026. West African leaders and partners ended the West Africa Rice Investment Roundtable with a clear and strong message: […]
The Directorate of Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DSPME) is organizing the First Meeting of the Strategic Planning and Budget Technical Committee (SPBTC) for 2026 at Zuma Rock Resort, Niger State, Nigeria, from 1-4 June 2026, bringing together representatives of ECOWAS Institutions, Departments and Agencies. The meeting is intended to provide the necessary technical guidance […]
As part of its ongoing commitment to capacity building, experience sharing and knowledge dissemination, ECOWAS has established a regional e-learning platform designed to promote and disseminate the outcomes of ECOWAP projects and programmes. To this end, through the Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development (DADR) and the Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (ARAA), […]
The ECOWAS Commission has taken a major step toward strengthening regional economic integration and private sector participation with a high-level working visit to the Chairman of the ECOWAS Business Council (EBC), Aliko Dangote, at the Dangote Group headquarters in Lagos, Monday, 25th May, 2026. The delegation was led by Commissioner of Economic Affairs and Agriculture, […]
The West African Tax Administrations Forum (WATAF) has officially presented a prestigious award to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu TOURAY, in recognition of his visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to the economic development, integration, and prosperity of West Africa. The award plaque was presented by the Executive Secretary of WATAF, […]
NEW YORK, 15th MAY 2026 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) participated in the 21st Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF21), held from 11 to 15 May 2026 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. In the course of its participation, ECOWAS delivered a statement during the General […]
Nairobi, Kenya, 22 MAY 2026: AGRA welcomes the historic adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of resolution A/80/L.65 on 20 May 2026, recognising that states have legal duties to address the profound human rights crisis posed by climate change, as set forth in the 2025 International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion. The resolution […]
The ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (ECGDD) and other specialized agencies working on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus with a gender focus, in collaboration with UN Women, held a meeting from May 15 to 16, 2026, at the ECOWAS Resident Representation in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to validate a new Integrated Regional Programme on Gender, Climate Change, […]
Taking place in Lomé on 19–20 May 2026, the inaugural AfCFTA Conference on Competition Policy and Law is providing a platform for reflection on the role of competition in advancing African market integration. Organized under the theme “Mettre la concurrence au service de l’intégration des marchés africains” (rendered in English as “ Harnessing Competition as […]
Ecobank Group and AGRA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a high-level cooperation framework to promote sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural growth across the continent. The partnership focuses on de-risking agricultural lending through blended finance, risk-sharing facilities, and tailored financial products designed for agribusiness SMEs and smallholder farmers. The collaboration will specifically target women- […]
The ECOWAS Commission convened the Annual Regional Stakeholders’ Meeting of the ECOWAS Cross-Border Cooperation Support Programme (ECBCSP) in Abuja, Nigeria, from 19–20 May 2026. The meeting brought together representatives from ECOWAS Member States, National Border Offices, and officials of the ECOWAS Commission to review the implementation progress of cross-border cooperation initiatives under the ECBCSP 2023–2027 […]
The ECOWAS Commission, through its Department of Economic Affairs and Agriculture, as part of the World Bank–funded Project for the Harmonization and Improvement of Statistics in West and Central Africa (HISWACA/PHASAOC), is holding workshops on Big Data, Sector Statistics Indicators, and Environmental Statistics to Strengthen Regional Statistical Systems in ECOWAS Member States, in Abidjan, Côte […]
The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Trade and its Directorate of Private Sector and Industry, in collaboration with the AfCFTA Secretariat and the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Sierra Leone, with the support of development partners such as the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the European Union, the […]
On May 15–16, 2026, the third ECOWAS inter-agency meeting on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus with a Gender Perspective was held at the ECOWAS Resident Mission in Abidjan, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. The objective of this meeting was to take stock of the status of implementation of activities related to the water-energy-food-environment nexus and gender mainstreaming within […]
The Government of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), officially launched the ECOWAS LPG 20/20 Initiative on 28 April 2026 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Marking a major step toward expanding access to clean cooking energy nationwide. The launch was held alongside a high-level policy dialogue focused on clean […]
COTONOU, BENIN – As part of the Regional Stabilization and Development Fund (FRSD), a delegation from the ECOWAS Commission is conducting a major field mission in Benin from May 6 to 15, 2026. This mission is part of the IMPACT-ECOWAS project (“Improved Access to Basic Social Services for Strengthened Social Cohesion”), implemented in partnership with […]
The African Energy Commission (AFREC) in collaboration with ECOWAS’ Directorate of Energy and Mines organized a Regional Workshop on Energy Statistics and Validation of the 2024 Energy Balance from 4 to 6 May 2026 in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The workshop which brought together national Energy Information System (EIS) Experts of twenty-six (26) African countries including […]
As part of the milestone activities marking the 50th Anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a high-powered delegation from the ECOWAS Commission recently concluded a strategic visibility engagement mission on ECOWAS Vision 2050 in The Gambia from 28 to 29 April,2026. Led by Director of Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation under […]
Following the completion of the economic and technical studies for the 6-lane dual carriage supranational Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway, the project has advanced to the investment stage, and the realization of visionary economic corridor is in clear sight. This flagship regional economic corridor project includes the construction of a Highway extending over 1028 km linking […]
The ECOWAS Commission successfully convened the 5th Meeting of the Technical Committee of the ECOWAS Common Investment Market (ECIM) Council in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from 27 to 30 April 2026. The meeting brought together Directors of Investment from Member States, representatives of Investment Promotion Agencies under the IPAWAS network, and officials of the ECOWAS Commission. […]
