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ECOWAS Commission, GIZ train journalists on WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and AfCFTA

November 8, 2022 The ECOWAS Commission in collaboration with the European Union through GIZ has commenced a five-day capacity-building programme for journalists on WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and...

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November 8, 2022 / Comments (0)

ECOWAS urges members to ratify African Union Protocol on Persons with Disabilities

October 22, 2022 The Department of Human Development and Social Affairs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has urged all member states to ratify African Union Protocol...

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October 22, 2022 / Comments (0)

Government committed to making MSMEs major players in AfCFTA

September 26, 2022 Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen has reiterated government’s commitment to nurturing and developing the capacities of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the areas...

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September 26, 2022 / Comments (0)

2 million metric tonnes of fertilizer to be distributed to farmers in ECOWAS sub-region – Dr. Akoto

June 8, 2022 Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto who currently is the Chairman of the ECOWAS CTMS Agriculture, has indicated the region has some deficit of fertilizers which needs...

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June 8, 2022 / Comments (0)

COVID-19 Vaccine production begins September in ECOWAS region

May 12, 2022 The Director-General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Professor Stanley Okolo, has said members of ECOWAS are collaborating to commence the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines...

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May 12, 2022 / Comments (0)

Ghana collaborates to improve adolescent health

May 12, 2022 Ghana is collaborating with five other West African countries in a research project aimed at improving the health and quality of life of women, newborns, children and adolescents in the...

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May 12, 2022 / Comments (0)

Government restricts maize, soya beans exports: Policy to ensure food security

April 13, 2022 The government has restricted the export from the country of maize and soya beans, two important commodities in the poultry sub-sector. It is part of measures to ensure food security and...

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April 13, 2022 / Comments (0)

President tells ECOWAS Court to reform procedures

March 22, 2022 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ) to change its procedures to ensure that parties that seek redress at that forum exhaust all local...

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March 22, 2022 / Comments (0)

Implement convention on free movement of animals -Discussants urge ECOWAS

January 25, 2022 Discussants at an agro-pastorism conference have urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to implement the conventions of the regional body, especially the one on the...

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January 25, 2022 / Comments (0)

Let’s fight COVID-19 rigorously – President urges ECOWAS states

December 13, 2021 The 60th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has opened in Abuja, Nigeria, with President Nana Addo...

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December 13, 2021 / Comments (0)