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VISIT OF THE HEAD OF EU DELEGATION TO ECOWAS
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research and the Head of the European Union Delegation in Nigeria met May 23, 2016 to take stock of the progress of cooperation projects between the two institutions. The two personalities analyzed several areas of cooperation between ECOWAS and the European Union including, among them, the migrations
ECOWAS HOSTS AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHILD POVERTY AND SOCIAL PROTECTION IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA.
High rates of population growth in the region, inequalities, social exclusion and the depth of poverty are some challenges facing western and central Africa populations. Child poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa is extremely high. Around three-quarters of children, almost 280 million, experienced multidimensional poverty. To address this challenge, ECOWAS and UNICEF jointly organized 23 to 25
Joachim Gauck, the President of the Federal Republic of Germany visits ECOWAS
“This journey is a way to attract in Germany and Europe more attention to the emerging Africa”. This is the meaning given by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Joachim Gauck on his official visit on February 10 at the ECOWAS Commission. Speaking to several hundred people from the region, President Gauck praised
CHINA AND ECOWAS SIGNED A M.O.U. TO IMPLEMENT FIVE REGIONAL PROJECTS
ECOWAS and China has signed, Wednesday 20 January, an important Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) relating to implementation of five major regional Projects. Among the Projects included in the MOU are the trans-West African rail way, the coastal highway Lagos-Abidjan, the telecommunication infrastructure facilities, the regional Aviation and the construction of the new ECOWAS Headquarters in
221 million US dollars to strengthen the ECOWAS Early Warning Mechanism
The USAID brought to ECOWAS a support of 221 million US dollars to strengthen the Early Warning Mechanism in the West African region for the next four years. The agreement was signed on 19 November 2015 at the ECOWAS Commission by President Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo and Alex Deprez, Director of the USAID West African Regional
ECOWAS and UEMOA Heads of Institution meet in Abuja to harmonize regional integration strategies.
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo and his counterpart Mr. Soumaré Cheikhe Hadjibou from UEMOA Commission met in Abuja November 24, 2015 to review the implementation of the regional integration strategies. During this meeting, the Heads of ECOWAS and UEMOA Institutions of have highlighted the need to diversify economies and strengthen
