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ECOWAS Gathers SMEs On Strategies For Business Success
The ECOWAS Commission, in partnership with the Nigeria Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME), successfully organized the ECOWAS SME Partnership Conference and Exhibition. …
Gov’t Experts Validate Civilian Possession, Licensing Of Arms In Region
The ECOWAS Commission organized a governmental expert meeting in Lagos, Nigeria from July 25-27, 2023, in the framework of the reduction of illicit trafficking and the fight against the…
Cross Border Trade Sours Guinea-Liberia Relationship At Borderline
By Solomon T. Gaye Sr. Report emanating from the main border in Liberia with Guinea says, cordial working relationship between the two countries' joint security is going from bad to…
Informal Cross Border Trade Data Collection Concerns ECOWAS Commission
The ECOWAS Commission, through the Trade Directorate, has organized a capacity building workshop on informal cross border trade data collection and integration for representatives of…
Sierra Leone Bans Movements Of Meat From Liberia
Sierra Leonean authorities have banned the movement of cattle from Liberia, as well as the importation of meat from the neighboring country, due to the unexplained death of 36 cows in a…
12 W African Countries To Harmonize Regional Electricity Market
Liberia is among 12 West African countries that are successful for the permanent synchronization of the power grids. Other countries are Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia,…
EGDC On Sustaining Gender Equality Regionally
The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC), with support from the Regional Service Centre for Africa of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has held a regional training workshop…
FeJAL Kicks-off Cross Border Reportorial Activity
As part of the USAID Media Activity implemented by Internews and FeJAL, 12 female journalists departed Liberia to observe and report on the upcoming Sierra Leonean elections. The…
ECOWAS On Contingency Plan For Displaced Persons The Management
The ECOWAS Commission in collaboration with the West African Health Organization (WAHO) is holding a working session in Abuja, Nigeria from June 5-9, 2023 to develop a contingency plan for…
ECOWAS Court Renders Judgment In Fmr. President Taylor’s Entitlement Case…
The ECOWAS Court of Justice will on tomorrow, June 8, deliver its judgment in a suit filed by former Liberian President, Charles Taylor requesting the Liberian government to pay his pension…