APO News from Africa: Observance of the 2017 Day of ECOWAS: What: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commemoration of its 42nd Anniversary When: 29th May 2017, 0900 HOURS Where: African Union Commission, plenary hall, Old Conference Centre Why: To commemorate its 42nd Anniversary under the theme “ECOWAS at 42: Reflections and … [Read more...] about Observance of the 2017 Day of ECOWAS
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Guterres commends ECOWAS for role in Gambia’s peaceful transition
Guterres commends ECOWAS for role in Gambia’s peaceful transition: The 28th African Union Summit opened in Ethiopia Monday with United Nations Secretary, General Antonio Guterres, commending the ‘extraordinary’ unity and leadership showed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in defending democracy in The Gambia by peacefully ousting former … [Read more...] about Guterres commends ECOWAS for role in Gambia’s peaceful transition
ECOWAS member States to re-engage in the AU’s peer-review mechanism
ECOWAS member States to re-engage in the AU’s peer-review mechanism: How can the adherence and active participation of ECOWAS member-countries in the processes of the African Union’s flagship governance initiative – the African Peer Review mechanism (APRM) – enhance regional integration in West Africa? This will be the subject of a two-day West Africa Regional … [Read more...] about ECOWAS member States to re-engage in the AU’s peer-review mechanism
Federal Government Negotiating Free Trade Agreements, Updating Trade Policies and Examining the ECOWAS CET
Federal Government Negotiating Free Trade Agreements, Updating Trade Policies and Examining the ECOWAS CET: Export Expansion Grant (EEG) to Resume in 2017 Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Receive Attention 1. The Federal Government has said it is in the process of negotiating 21st century Nigerian free trade agreements, with the goal of expanding … [Read more...] about Federal Government Negotiating Free Trade Agreements, Updating Trade Policies and Examining the ECOWAS CET
Statement by the spokesperson on the upcoming ECOWAS presidential mission to Guinea Bissau
Statement by the spokesperson on the upcoming ECOWAS presidential mission to Guinea Bissau: The Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) presidential mission to Bissau on 5 November, by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, and Minister of State Kiridy Bangoura, representing Alpha Condé, President of Guinea and ECOWAS mediator, provides the … [Read more...] about Statement by the spokesperson on the upcoming ECOWAS presidential mission to Guinea Bissau
