ECOWAS At 50: Stakeholders Seek Reforms To Prevent Regional Disintegration

The GIABA, a bridge beyond ECOWAS. How do Mali, Burkina and Niger want to maintain themselves in the GIABA through vital cooperation? The reasons! Before investing or contracting with a country, international donors consult a key indicator: compliance with financial transparency standards. The Intergovernmental Group on Action against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), a specialized institution of ECOWAS, plays a key role in this assessmen…

Senegal Tasks ECOWAS Countries On Investment Promotion - NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA

Senegal tasks ECOWAS countries on investment promotion 25 total views todayBy Mark Longyen Senegal has urged Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to step up measures that would promote and attract foreign investments to their respective countries. Ms Fama Fall from Senegal’s Directorate of Foreign Trade, Investment and Development, made the call in a presentation at the […] The post Senegal tasks ECOWAS countri…

Ghana to host ECOWAS 50th Anniversary launch on April 22

By: Sarah Baafi  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will officially launch its 50th anniversary celebrations on 22 April 2025 at the Accra International Conference Centre in Ghana. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced the historic event, expressing pride that Ghana had been chosen to host the landmark occasion. He said Ghana “has long emerged as a cradle of Pan-Africanis…

On 22 April 2025, Accra will not only be the capital of Ghana, but also the scene of intense questions about the West African future. While the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is preparing to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, it is time for reflection: fifty years of integration, but also of doubt, questioning, and political urgency.

ECOWAS At 50: Stakeholders Seek Reforms To Prevent Regional Disintegration

As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) approaches its 50th anniversary, stakeholders from various sectors have expressed deep concern over the regional bloc’s future, emphasising the urgent need for structural reforms to avert potential disintegration. Speaking at a high-level convening organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in partnership with the West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS) on Wedn…

The Celebration of Ecowas Golden Jubilee Will Be Launched on 22 April in Accra by the President Of Ghana | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

The Celebration of Ecowas Golden Jubilee Will Be Launched on 22 April in Accra by the President Of Ghana at a Ceremony to be Attended by Ministers and Distinguished Guests from Ecowas Member States   On Tuesday 22 April 2025, Accra, the capital of Ghana, will be decorated in the ECOWAS colours to mark the official launch of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the sub-regional institution. Ministers and personalities from the Member S…