Category: News
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ECOWAS organizes a retreat to update the implementation process of the Regional Indicative Program (RIP) 11th EDF
As part of the coordination and monitoring of the Regional Indicative Program 11th EDF (RIP), a retreat of the ECOWAS Commission’s focal points was held from 28 to 30 November 2016 in Keffi (Nigeria). The aim of this retreat was to review the implementation of the guidelines and recommendations of the Strategic Orientation Committee held…
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ECOWAS and BADEA exchange views on funding opportunities
At the invitation of Dr. Sidi Ould TAH, Director of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), a high-level delegation from the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) including the President of the Commission Mr. Marcel Alain de Souza and Commissioner for Macroeconomic Policies Mr. Mamadou Sinaly TRAORE has completed a two-day working…
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EUROPEAN UNION VISIT TO ECOWAS COMMISSION
The President of ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Marcel Alain de Souza and the EU Western and Central Africa Director for the European Union, Carla Montessi met October 24, 2016 to examine the progress made in the cooperation field existing between the two institutions. The two personalities analyzed several areas of cooperation between ECOWAS and the European…
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Islamic Development Bank and ECOWAS strengthen their Cooperation
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Marcel A. de Souza and Dr. Banda Al-Hajjar, President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) recently met in Washington on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, to take stock of the progress of cooperation between the two institutions. The signing of…
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ECOWAS at the 11th Annual Meeting of the World Bank and IMF Group in Washington
Invited to attend the Annual Meetings 2016 of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Group in Washington, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Marcel A. de SOUZA met the directors representing the African countries of the Group II. With its partners, the President De Souza sought support within the framework of the…
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German Foreign Minister paid an official visit to ECOWAS
“The cooperation with ECOWAS is a priority for the German government”, said the Foreign Minister, Dr. Frank-Walker Stein Meier during his official visit paid to ECOWAS on Monday, October 10, 2016. After enlightening the areas of cooperation between the two parties, the German Minister raised up the issue of migration. In this regard, he noted…