This collaborative effort marks a significant milestone in The Gambia’s commitment to inclusive humanitarian response and regional solidarity The Government of The Gambia, in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Gambia Red Cross Society, has officially signed a Project Cooperation Agreement on the 17th of October,Continue Reading
About fifty Programme Officers and Assistants of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been equipped with knowledge and tools on results-based project and programme management, as well as monitoring and evaluation. This follows a five-day training which began on Monday, 13th October 2025, atContinue Reading
The seminar highlighted the importance of aligning national tax systems with evolving global norms and strengthening regional cooperation to harmonize policies, enhance compliance and improve revenue collection A regional seminar on international taxation was held in Accra, Ghana, from September 22nd to 26th 2025, jointly organized by the World Bank’s EMFTX teamContinue Reading
A citizen of Côte d’Ivoire and holder of a PhD in Economics from Félix Houphouët-Boigny University in Abidjan, where he has been teaching since 1997, Dr Kalilou SYLLA took up his post on the 1st of October 2025 as Head of the ECOWAS Department of Economic Affairs and Agriculture in Abuja,Continue Reading
On Thursday, October 2, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deployed a Long-Term Election Observation Mission (LTOM) to Abidjan in the context of the presidential election scheduled for October 25, 2025, in Côte d’Ivoire. The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu TOURAY, approved theContinue Reading
The ECOWAS Commission on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd October 2025, hosted the Youth Creative Conference 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria. The Conference organised in partnership with the African Union and Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Youth Development was under the theme: “Silencing the Guns.” The two-day youth-led conference brought together thousands of young leaders, innovators,Continue Reading
A delegation from the ECOWAS Commission, led by Dr. Sintiki Tarfa-Ugbe, Director of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, paid a working visit to the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in Ghana. The purpose of the visit was to assess and monitor the implementation of ECOWAS humanitarian assistance provided in response toContinue Reading
