US EditionGhana: Cédéao celebrates its 50th anniversary, the organization at a crossroads
- President Joseph Boakai of Liberia travels to Accra, Ghana, for the ECOWAS 50th anniversary celebration launch on April 22, 2025.
- This celebration marks five decades of cooperation but happens during significant regional political and economic challenges.
- Attending leaders discuss reinforcing democratic governance and enhancing security throughout the region.
- The launch event officially marks the start of year-long celebrations commemorating the bloc founded in 1975.
- Discussions address member countries' exit procedures and their impact on the bloc's institutions.
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West Africa’s bold trade experiment turns 50: an Ecowas report card
The Economic Community of West African states (Ecowas) is set to mark 50 years in May 2025. It was established in 1975 by 16 member states. Though seven of the founding leaders had ascended to power through coups d’état, the initial focus was economic growth and regional trade and cooperation. Within three years, however, its mandates were expanded to encompass political, security and other objectives. These additions were necessary as the west …
Ghana: Cédéao celebrates its 50th anniversary, the organization at a crossroads
The Cédéao celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year. The festivities begin on Tuesday 22 April in Accra. The regional organization was born on 28 May 1975 in Lagos. The objective of the start was to promote the economic cooperation and integration of the West African States. If fifteen States are part of it today, three of them, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, announced their withdrawal from the organization. Fifty years later, how did we get…
ECOWAS At 50: Leaders renew commitment to security, integration
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has kicked off its 50th anniversary celebrations with a renewed commitment to deeper integration, prosperity, and stability in West Africa, highlighting the bloc’s unity and shared purpose since its inception in 1975. The launch, which took place in Accra, Ghana, kicked off a series of activities […] The post ECOWAS At 50: Leaders renew commitment to security, integration appeared first on T…
ECOWAS advocates reforms to improve intra-regional trade - Ghana Business News
Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission Dr Oumar Alien Touray, the President of ECOWAS Commission, has bemoaned the low intra-regional trade, with trading hovering around 12 per cent among the West African member states. He, therefore, called for urgent reforms to dismantle non-tariff barriers, improve infrastructure, and boost productivity across member states to help attain the vision of the founding fathers. Speaking during …
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