The ECOWAS promotes cooperation and integration among West African states in various sectors including peace, security, and economic development.

ECOWAS rewards the best agricultural innovations carried out by women in the agricultural research sector in West Africa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established on May 28, 1975, by the Treaty of Lagos, with a mandate to promote cooperation integration

ECOWAS Digital Observatory. The ECOWAS Digital Observatory (ECODOB): Management and Information System for Telecommunications/ICT, used to track the development, trends, and performance of the telecommunications sector in West. Read more…

Jul 2, 2020 · The West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP), funded by the European Union, aims to support several selected value chains at the national and regional level so as to promote structural transformation and better access to regional and international markets while taking into account social and environmental concerns.

West African economies due to their strong reliance on the primary sector (agriculture, fishing, livestock production, forestry resources) which in itself is very vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

Oct 12, 2024 · Role of the ECOWAS Parliament in Community budget monitoring discussed in Abidjan

The TFWA Program aims to improve the free and efficient movement of goods in the region and internationally by reducing the time and cost of trade borne by the private sector in West Africa, and by strengthening regional trading networks’ ability to take advantage of these improvements.

The ECOWAS Environmental Policy was adopted in 2008. West African Convergence Plan for Sustainable Use and Management of Forest Ecosystems adopted in 2013. The West African Biodiversity and Climate Change Project (WA-BiCC) funded by USAID.

Progressively increasing the volume of exports of goods manufactured in West Africa to the global market, from the current 0.1 % to 1 % by 2030, through the enhancement and development of skills, industrial competitiveness and quality infrastructure (standardization, accreditation and certification), particularly in the areas of information ...