France and ECOWAS Commission signed, 15th of July, 2013, a technical
cooperation agreement on the functioning of a Financial Management Unit, based in Abuja.
The agreement signed by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency. Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo and the Ambassador of France to the ECOWAS Commission, His
Excellency. Jacques Champagne Labriolle, calls on France to put at the disposal of the Financial Management Unit, four French Experts responsible for providing
administrative and technical support. The Financial Unit which includes a decentralized office in Bamako is dedicated to MISMA (International Support Mission in Mali).
The agreement signed will, strengthen ECOWAS Commission capabilities and help
to access and use efficiently the 50 million Euros granted on 9 April by the
Commission of the European Union.