ECOWAS commissions $10,000 mechanised borehole for Begoro-Odumase community
By Michael Kofi Kenetey The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Commission, has commissioned and handed over a $10,000 mechanised borehole project to the people of Begoro-Odumase in the Fanteakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region. This is to help end the acute water challenge that has confronted the community for the past years. […]
GIABA entreats ECOWAS Member States to implement policies to stop money laundering and terrorism financing
Story by Dominic Hlordzi from Dakar, Senegal ECOWAS Member States have been encouraged to be fully involved in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing, which are undermining good governance and holistic development in the subregion. They are to implement agreed policies and programmes to curb money laundering to save resources for development. The […]
ECOWAS should show interest in domestic affairs of member states- Dr. Kipo Sunyehzi
By: Jeremiah Nutsugah Research Fellow at the Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD), University of Ghana Dr. Kipo Sunyehzi has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take a greater interest in the domestic affairs of its member states, emphasizing the need for behind-the-scenes diplomacy not by releasing statements. According […]
ECOWAS holds emergency session over Senegal crisis and member exits
By Alex Adi An Extra-ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at Ministerial Level has taken place at the ECOWAS Commission headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. It was to discuss the recent decisions of three member states to withdraw from ECOWAS. The Chairman of the MSC and Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf […]
