Author: Abdel Kader Sanankoua
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MEETING IN BAMAKO OF NATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEES ON THE MECHANISM OF MULTILATERAL SURVEILLANCE OF ECOWAS
Presentation and discussion on economic and financial situation of member states of ECOWAS, analysis of country performance on the criteria of convergence for the year 2010, prospects for 2011 and recommendations relevant to policy makers, these are the major points in the menu of the meeting of National Coordinating Committees (NCC) on the mechanism…
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7TH MEETING OF UEMOA/ECOWAS JOINT TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT
In order to strengthen the convergence between the Commissions of ECOWAS and UEMOA, thirty technical directors, lawyers, experts and program managers from both institutions took part in the 7th Meeting of the joint Technical Secretariat (JTS), from 4 to 7 April 2011 in Lome , Togo. This meeting, funded by the European Union, aims to…
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CHRISTIAN BREDA, HEAD OF THE EU ELECTORAL OBSERVATION MISSION IN COTE D’IVOIRE PRESENTED HIS REPORT TO THE ECOWAS COMMISSION IN ABUJA.
At the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), the EU deployed an electoral observation mission of 120 personalities to monitor the presidential election of 31st October and 28th November. The Mission’s mandate include the observation of the entire electoral process so as to give…
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THE ECOWAS NEW COMMUNICATION POLICY: FOUR MAINS CHANNELS FOR PROXIMITY INFORMATION TO POPULATIONS
During the Abuja meeting on last January 14 and 15, Ministers of information of West Africa adopted three important documents developed by the ECOWAS Communication Department. They were new communication strategy for the ECOWAS, legal act related to information and Professional norms applicable to West African Media. The documents proposed by the ECOWAS Commission,…
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THE EUROPEAN UNION GRANTS EURO 63.8 MILLION TO ECOWAS TRANSPORTS FACILITATION PROGRAMME
Within the implementation of transports facilitation program, the European Union (EU) has granted Euro 63.8 million to the ECOWAS and UEMOA under the 9th European Development Funds. This grant will enables construction of three control joint border posts. Two of them will be constructed under the ECOWAS responsibility. They will be one on the…
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ECOWAS TRAINS TECHNICAL STAFF OF NON GOVERNMENT ACTORS OF THE REGION
A training workshop for NGA technical staff, recently held by ECOWAS in Ouagadougou, aims to strengthen Non-Government Actors’ capacities in order to allow them to answer to the calls for proposals of the European Development Fund, to extend the support and the NGA’s participation to the West African regional integration process. During their works,…