Category: News
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EU TO FINANCE ECOWAS ECOMIG FORCE IN THE GAMBIA
The Strategic Orientation Committee (SOC) of the European Development Fund (EDF) for the West Africa region, comprising the European Union (EU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Monetary Union (UEMOA) held its fourth annual session in Brussels from 14 to 15 June 2017 to review progress and take appropriate…
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ECOWAS AND UEMOA HARMONIZE THEIR POSITIONS ON RIP 10th and 11th EDF
In view of the forthcoming meetings of the Technical Working Group (GTT) and the Strategic Orientation Committee (COS) scheduled for 10-15 June 2017 in Brussels, a technical team of about ten members met in Lomé to harmonize the positions of the ECOWAS and UEMOA Commissions in the implementation of the activities of the Regional Indicative…
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The Steering Committee of the ECOWAS Public Finance Management Reform Project recommends a better coordination of partners’ actions
The difficulties encountered in the process of implementing projects financed by the European Development Fund and the conformity of ECOWAS procedures with the international standards were the main subjects discussed during the first meeting of ECOWAS Project Management Steering Committee. Funded by the European Union up to € 9.8 million, this project is designed to…
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ECOWAS and the United Nations Security Council meet in Abuja
A delegation of the Security Council of the United Nations system paid a working visit to the ECOWAS Commission on 06 March 2017. During this visit, the first of its kind, the Leader of the UN Delegation, Ambassador Matthew Rycroft and the Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, Edward Singhathey, discussed the fight against terrorism, the…
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Nigeria joins the ECOWAS-EU small arms project and becomes the 7th Member State.
Facing significant security challenges, Nigeria has joined the ECOWAS-EU Small Arms Project, comprising six other countries, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Mali and Niger. The official launching ceremony of the Nigerian component of the project was held on 9 February 2017 in Abuja, at the headquarters of the ECOWAS Commission. The objective of…
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ECOWAS, EUROPEAN UNION LAUNCH IMPLEMENTATION OF MAJOR PEACE AND SECURITY PROJECT FOR WEST AFRICA
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the European Union (EU) have taken a major step together towards strengthening the peace and security architecture of West Africa with the formal launch of the implementation of the European Union Support to ECOWAS Regional Peace, Security and Stability Mandate Programme (ECOWAS-EU PSS Project). At the…