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Dr Donkor named recipient of prestigious distinguished Distinguished African Development Finance Leadership Award (EBID - ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development)
Public Technologies 09 Jun 2026
EBID - ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development published this content on June 09, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
ECOWAS, OTL Africa forge partnership to boost regional energy cooperation
The Point 09 Jun 2026
The high-level meeting brought together senior officials of the ECOWAS Commission, including the Acting Secretary-General, Mr ... The ECOWAS Commission reaffirmed its commitment to building impactful ...
Ambassador Salem AlShamsi Presents Credentials as Permanent Representative of the UAE to ECOWAS (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates)
Public Technologies 09 Jun 2026
) Ambassador Salem AlShamsi Presents Credentials as Permanent Representative of the UAE to ECOWAS ... Touray, along with his wishes for continued progress and prosperity for ECOWAS and its Member States.
Scaling up investments to drive West Africa’s rice agenda
B & FT Online 08 Jun 2026
Participants backed stronger follow-up through regional coordination platforms, including the ECOWAS Rice Observatory, and built the momentum for a Regional Rice Investment Compact to guide the next steps.
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and Women in Law and Development (WiLDAF) ...
APO 06 Jun 2026
The ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with Women in Law and Development (WILDAF), organized a five-day training workshop in Banjul, Republic of The Gambia, from 18 to 22 May 2026 ... the ECOWAS vision.
Benin seeks reset with AES as new president visits Niger and Burkina Faso
Breakthrough News 06 Jun 2026
The three countries expelled French military forces, rejected external pressure on their internal affairs and eventually withdrew from ECOWAS, arguing that the regional bloc had become an instrument of outside interests.
ECOWAS Targets Rice Independence by 2035 as West Africa Moves to End Multi-billion Dollar Import Dependence
This Day 05 Jun 2026
In his remarks, President of ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, described the initiative as a defining moment in the bloc’s efforts to attain food sovereignty. According to Touray, ECOWAS is ...
West Africa : Sierra Leone president Maada Bio sets pace ahead of ECOWAS summit
Africa Intelligence 03 Jun 2026
Over the past few weeks, Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio appears to have won over his counterparts, as he ....
Faye pushes Diop for ECOWAS top job as rift with Sonko deepens at home
The Point 03 Jun 2026
The Gambia has not yet indicated whether it will back the bid ... As Faye lobbies for regional influence with Diop’s ECOWAS bid, he must also manage a fragmented home front and a debt crisis that threatens Senegal’s economy ....
ECOWAS Brown Card Scheme commemorates 44th anniversary
B & FT Online 03 Jun 2026
Last week, the ECOWAS Brown Card Insurance Scheme’s Ghana National Bureau in Accra commemorated the 44th anniversary of the scheme’s commencement ... The ECOWAS Brown Card scheme was started on May 29, ...
Regional market integration key to agricultural investment, food systems growth – ECOWAS, AGRA
B & FT Online 03 Jun 2026
ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, Dr ... The dialogue also highlighted the growing partnership between ECOWAS and AGRA in advancing regional agricultural transformation, investment mobilisation and food systems resilience.
President of Benin, Wadagni, Meets Tinubu in Abuja Over Trade, Security, ECOWAS
This Day 02 Jun 2026
... covered economic and industrial cooperation, energy, maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, and regional issues, including the future of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
5th Edition of EBID’s President’s Roundtable : Turning Regional Integration into Action (EBID - ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development)
Public Technologies 01 Jun 2026
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UN, AU, ECOWAS, Others Suffer Funding Gaps Amid 50% Drop in Multilateral Peacekeeping Operations
This Day 01 Jun 2026
... Nations (UN), and regional organisations like the African Union (AU), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in peril.
Surviving Back-Way: How My ECOWAS Passport Failed to Guarantee My Freedom of Movement
Foroyaa 01 Jun 2026
Clutching his newly acquired ECOWAS passport, he wandered aimlessly from Kairaba Avenue to Tabokoto, overwhelmed by disappointment ... “I even quoted ECOWAS protocols to some officers,” he said.