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H.E. Dr Omar Alieu Touray Meets with Members of the Diplomatic and Technical Corps to Strengthen Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Relations with its Partners

These groups are Capacity Building, Peace and Security/Humanitarian Affairs, Infrastructure, Economic Integration and Regional Trade, and Agriculture/Environment & Natural Resources

Discussions between the President of the ECOWAS Commission and members of the diplomatic corps accredited to Nigeria took place on Thursday, 29 January 2026, at the ECOWAS Commission headquarters. The objective was to work towards strengthening diplomatic ties and exploring opportunities for collaboration between ECOWAS and its international and regional partners…

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The Chairman of the Liberian Telecommunications Authority Meets with the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission

Following this information, the two figures discussed issues related to the harmonisation of regulatory frameworks, the development of digital infrastructure and the promotion of a more integrated, inclusive and resilient regional telecommunications market

During his visit to Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, 29 January 2026, the Chairman of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority, Clarence Massaquoi, met with the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, provided an opportunity to discuss reforms and development in the digital sector…

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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Launches USD 719,733 Humanitarian Assistance Project in TOGO

Underscoring the initiative as a reflection of the Government’s continued determination, alongside its partners, to leave no one behind while reinforcing stability and social cohesion in affected communities

In line with ECOWAS Vision 2050, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, has allocated USD 719,733 to the Republic of Togo to support refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), asylum seekers, returnees, and host communities. The humanitarian assistance project was officially…

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission Confers with the Kingdom of the Netherlands’s Special Envoy to the Sahel

In an opening remark, Amb Zimmerman highlighted three core areas of cooperation interest as Security and Stability, Migration as well as Economic Cooperation and Trade

Through its Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS), the ECOWAS Commission conferred with a delegation from the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the 14th of January 2026 in Abuja, Nigeria. Led by the Kingdom’s special envoy for the Sahel and Head of Division West Africa, Robert Zimmerman, the delegation’s…

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Colonel Aliou Tine Takes over as New Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mission in the Gambia (ECOMIG) Force Commander in The Gambia

Colonel Tine was assured of full support from mission headquarters and contingent commanders to ensure a successful completion of the ECOMIG mandate

Colonel Aliou Tine, the newly appointed force commander of the Economic Community of west African states (ECOWAS) Mission in the Gambia (ECOMIG), has pledged his commitment to refional security and supporting peaceful elections in close collaboration with Gmbian authorities and armed forces. He made this pledge at a handing-and-taking-over ceremony…

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The ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) GHANCOY 9 Supports SOS Children’s Village in Bakoteh, The Gambia

The Ghanaian troops conducted an outreach program to educate the children about the role and responsibilities of the military

The ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) GHANCOY 9, stationed in Barra in the North Bank Region of The Gambia, on the 22nd of December, 2025 extended a kind gesture by donating household items to SOS Children’s Village in Bakoteh, the Gambia. The support package included food items, drinks, clothing, sanitary…

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Guineans go to the Polls to elect their new President of the Republic

ECOWAS officials stated they had observed that all the polling stations they visited had opened at the appointed time and noted the high turnout, including women and young people

Guineans are called to the polls this Sunday, December 28, 2025, to elect the president of the Republic for the next seven years. Approximately 6.7 million voters are participating in this two-round election in the French-speaking West African country, a member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),…

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Review and validation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) language policy

Culminating in a presentation of the Commission’s Roster of Freelance Language Professionals, the Commission has now formally adopted eligibility criteria for inclusion on its roster

In order to enforce professional language service delivery in ECOWAS, the Commission has adopted a Language Policy, an accompanying Manual of Operating Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on the 20th of December 2025. A six-day technical workshop held in Lagos from 15 – 20 December 2025 to review, align and…

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European Union (EU)-funded Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access (ATCMA) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) programme boosts journalists’ capacity to promote reporting on quality infrastructure in west Africa

The ATCMA ECOWAS programme is funded by the European Union (EU) in the amount of €50 million and is jointly implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC)

Under the framework of the EU-funded Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access (ATCMA) programme, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), held a regional media training in Abuja from 11 to 12 December 2025, aimed at strengthening journalists’ capacity…

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First edition of the west African festival of arts and culture (ECOFEST) Dakar 2025: inaugural conference and Youth–Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)–Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine (UEMOA) dialogue

Discussions also focused on strengthening civic participation and enhancing the contribution of young people to the construction of a stable, inclusive and integrated West African regional space

As part of the first edition of the West African Arts and Culture Festival (ECOFEST), holding in Dakar from 30 November to 6 December 2025, two major highlights marked activities on 1 December 2025 at the Grand Théâtre National Doudou Ndiaye Coumba Rose: the inaugural conference and an interactive dialogue…