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25 Jan 2017

Cross-border co-operation potential of West Africa

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One out of five West Africans, or 72 million people, live within 50 km of the region’s 32 000 km of land borders. These border areas are often hubs of formal and informal activity for the circulation of goods and people, and hold significant potential for cross-border co-operation. Based on seven indicators of regional integration – covering a wide range of economic, environmental, political and social issues – this map aims to measure the potential of cross-border co-operation across West Africa. Read on

18 Jan 2017

United States: IT equipment for ECOWAS early warning system

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At a ceremony held on 11 January 2017 in Abuja, the Government of the United States presented the ECOWAS Commission with a container of Information and Communication Technology equipment. This donation is intended to strengthen the regional organisation’s early warning systems. Read on

18 Jan 2017

The first Africa Resilience Forum

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On 10 and 11 January 2017 in Abidjan, the African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted the first edition of the Africa Resilience Forum. It focused on “Operationalising the High 5 for a Resilient Africa,” with reference to the five priorities defined by AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina. Read on

16 Jan 2017

Timeline to monitor the security situation

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With the financial support of the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Group for Research and Information on Peace and Security (GRIP) just released an interactive timeline that allows the viewer to retrace and recall the region’s major peace and security events since 2011.You can easily create your own journey and discover information by country (Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Senegal) or at the regional level. Read on

09 Jan 2017

ECOWAS upholds Gambia election results

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The 50th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government was held in Abuja on 17 December 2016 to take stock of West Africa’s regional integration process. The security situation and the worrying political situation in The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau topped the agenda. ECOWAS leaders agreed to uphold the 1 December 2016 Gambian election results and to guarantee the safety and protection of the President-elect Adama Barrow who is supposed to be sworn in on 19 January 2017. Read on

22 Dec 2016

New ECOWAS Regional Agricultural Investment Plan

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Following the specialised technical experts’ meeting, ECOWAS ministers endorsed the new ECOWAS Regional Agricultural Investment Plan and Food and Nutrition Security (RAIPFNS) on 12 December 2016 in Abuja. They also adopted a strategic framework for 2016-20, including a results framework to measure the impact and progress made in its implementation. The new plan builds on an in-depth assessment of achievements and takes stock of the limits of the ECOWAS regional agricultural policy, known as ECOWAP. Read on

28 Nov 2016

5th UEMOA Regional Trade Fair

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Cotonou is getting ready to host the 5th UEMOA Regional Trade Fair, which aims to foster more economic integration within the UEMOA. From 25 November until 10 December, some 400 exhibition stands will attract visitors’ interests and promote their products under the “Made in UEMOA” label. Read on

31 Oct 2016

Using the media for regional integration

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The ECOWAS Commission is about to launch a television channel and a radio station in every country in the region that will broadcast programs promoting regional integration. These programs will focus on subjects that the Commission believes are powerful engines for regional development, in particular, on science, technology and innovation. Read on

18 Oct 2016

Youth employment, a priority in the region

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The African Development Bank organised a ministerial conference on jobs for young people in Africa, a meeting that was held in Abidjan on 18 October. The event brought together some of the continent’s Ministers of Finance and Youth Employment, young people from Côte d’Ivoire, as well as government officials, leaders of civil society organisations and other private sector representatives from ECOWAS countries. Read on

15 Oct 2016

Summit on maritime security

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African leaders gathered from 10-15 October at the Summit on Maritime Security and safety, held in Lomé within the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government. Twenty-two African delegations adopted the African Charter on Maritime Security, Safety and Development. The Charter aims to put into place an African strategy for the protection of its seas and oceans, to ensure peace, security and stability, and to make the African maritime space the key driver for sustainable economic development. Read on

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Regional Integration

Cross-border co-operation potential of West Africa

United States: IT equipment for ECOWAS early warning system

The first Africa Resilience Forum

Timeline to monitor the security situation

ECOWAS upholds Gambia election results

New ECOWAS Regional Agricultural Investment Plan

5th UEMOA Regional Trade Fair

Using the media for regional integration

Youth employment, a priority in the region

Summit on maritime security

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