ECOWAS

ECOWAS Parliament calls on member states to remove border bottlenecks by harmonising customs procedures, import regulations, taxation policies, and business registration requirements to ease cross-border trade. Lawmakers demand full implementation of ECOWAS trade protocols, elimination of non-tariff barriers,...

ECOWAS lawmakers have begun a five-day meeting in Cotonou to discuss strengthening MSMEs' role in regional value chains. The discussions will focus on tackling barriers such as informality, limited financing and cross-border trade challenges. MSMEs account for more...

• ECOWAS has resolved the dispute over Nigerian onion trucks detained in Ghana, allowing affected consignments to be offloaded. • The Regional Observatory of Onion in West and Central Africa welcomed the intervention but warned that recurring barriers to regional...

June 24 (THEWILL) — The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria to pay ₦10 million in damages to journalist and media executive, Jide Oyekunle, after finding the country liable for his assault,...

June 3 (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, has declared that Nigeria will overcome its insurgency challenges, while warning that military action alone cannot resolve the broader security crisis facing West Africa. Jimoh made...

December 28, (THEWILL) — In its reaction to the recent botched coup d'etat in Benin Republic, ECOWAS issued a statement to the effect that the regional body will support the government and the people in all forms necessary, including...

December 15, (THEWILL) — Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to present a proactive and forceful united front to end the resurgence of military coups, violent extremism and other forms of insecurity threatening...

December 10, (THEWILL) — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed business magnate, Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of the Dangote Group, as the pioneer Chairman of its newly established Business Council (EBC). President of the ECOWAS...

December 10, (THEWILL) — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved sweeping reforms to reduce the cost of air travel across the sub-region significantly. The ECOWAS Commission, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the decision was...

December 09, (THEWILL) — Let us not mince words. The world order is fracturing, and for regions such as West Africa, this is not an abstract concern. We are transitioning from a world in which we were often an...