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Negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the senior officials of the European Union Commission and the West African region, held in Dakar January 24, 2014, brought closer the positions of both parties. They also agreed on West Africa funding priority needs valued at an amount of € 6.5 billion for the period 2015-2019.…

Les négociations sur l’Accord de Partenariat Economique (APE) entre les Hauts Fonctionnaires de la Commission de l’Union Européenne et ceux de la région Afrique de l’Ouest, tenues à Dakar le 24 janvier 2014,  ont permis aux deux parties de rapprocher leurs positions et de convenir sur le financement des besoins prioritaires du PAPAD (Programme de…

A high-level Summit brought together the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on 10th  January, 2014 in Abidjan. The Summit focused on issues related to the implementation of the recommendations of the 5th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 5). Addressing the ECOWAS Heads of State, the…

The President of ECOWAS Commission, His. Exc. Mr. Kadré Desiré Ouédraogo and the Ambassador of European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS, His Exc. Michel Arrion signed Thursday, Dec. 2013 , a financing agreement for four projects totaling over € 72 million. The first project of nearly € 9 million is related to the institutional reforms…

The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), His. Excellency Mr Kadré Desiré Ouédraogo and his counterpart of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) His Excellency Mr Cheikhe Hadjibou Soumaré met Friday, Dec. 13, 2013 for an update on the progress of the convergence process in the region. This 11th…

The meeting of UEMOA and ECOWAS 11th Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS) will be held from December 9 to 13 in Abuja, Nigeria in the presence of the Presidents of the two Institutions, Commissioners, Directors, and experts from the two regional organizations. The objective of this meeting is to discuss issues of convergence, to ensure better…