Source:Africapublicity David Ofosu-Dorte, senior partner at AB & David Africa, has criticized the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for appointing Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as its chair. Ofosu-Dorte believes this decision was a strategic error that ultimately led to the withdrawal of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc ….
President John Dramani Mahama (left) with Burkinabe junta leader Source: Africa Publicity In a significant diplomatic effort, President John Dramani Mahama is spearheading Ghana’s push to reintegrate Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso into the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The three Sahel nations had announced their departure from ECOWAS in January 2024,…
Launches ECOWAS Electronic Certificate of Origin The ECOWAS Commission has highlighted the benefits of origin-to-destination digitalization of the ECOWAS certificate of origin as one of the instruments needed to facilitate cross – border movement of goods within the sub- region. Such procedure, the Commission said, not only transcends national to regional levels, but will assist…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed over 100 observers to Ghana for the 2024 general election scheduled for December 7, the Head of the Electoral Assistance Division of ECOWAS, Serigne Mamadou Ka, has said. He said an initial team of 16 long-term observers arrived on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, while a…
The West Africa Monetary Agency (WAMA) recently convened its 45th Joint Ordinary Meeting of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee as well as the Operations and Administration Committee in Dakar to strengthen regional monetary integration efforts. The meeting, which took place in Dakar, Senegal, from 26-29 July 2024, was promptly followed by a distinguished meeting…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has emerged the official sponsor of the fourth edition of the ECOWAS Mining and Petroleum Forum (ECOMOF 2024) scheduled to take place at the Palais des Congrès in Cotonou, Benin from February 22 to February 24, 2024. The regional event is expected to see a large gathering of…
