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China is becoming more and more a strategic partner of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The confirmation was made on June 9 with a visit to the Commission of a high-level delegation led by Mr. Lu Shaye, Director for African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of…

The participants at the second consultation meeting on the ECOWAS Strategy for the Sahel, held on May 26 in Abuja, made several recommendations including the establishment of a technical secretariat, the development of an action plan for an efficient implementation of the Sahel strategy. More than one hundred persons representing regional organizations, international institutions, and…

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Exc. Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo received in audience, Monday, May 26, 2014, Ms Guebre Sellassie, the Special Envoy for the Sahel of the United Nations Secretary-General. During this meeting, the two personalities exchanged views on several issues of common interest, including the situation in the Sahel and the ECOWAS…

The first thematic group meeting on regional economic integration took place May 12, 2014 at the headquarters of the ECOWAS Commission. Fifty participants from ECOWAS and External Partners attended the meeting. The topics discussed, focused on the latest developments on EPA negotiations ( Economic Partnership Agreement), the Common External Tariff, the Community Development Programme ,…

African Development Bank (AFDB) Regional Integration Strategy Paper has been reviewed at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja from 17th to 18th March 2014 by Experts representing AFDB, Private Sector, Think Tanks, International Organizations and West African Regional Integration Institutions. This Regional Consultation and Dialogue Workshop was intended to engage with key regional stakeholders on…

The Departments of the ECOWAS Commission met from 11 to 14 February 2014 in Lagos to prepare the forthcoming consultations with stakeholders on the Regional Indicative Programme under the 11th European Development Fund ( 11th EDF RIP ) During this meeting, participants have identified the region priorities, defined the objectives and conducted a pre -identification…