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The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, under the chairmanship of President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, the Mediation and Security Council (MSC), met virtually on Thursday at the level of Heads of State and Government following the military coup on Wednesday and suspended Guinea-Bissau after reviewing the situation.
African and European leaders pledge stronger cooperation on peace, trade and climate resilience at 7th AU-EU Summit.
Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening its role as a continental leader in trade-led economic integration, declaring that the African Continental Free Trade Area remains central to the nation’s industrial and economic ambitions.
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has urged Nigeria to champion the implementation of an effective regional transit guarantee scheme under the new transit regulation endorsed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
African and European leaders convene in Angola for the EU‑Africa Summit, a two‑day gathering aimed at strengthening ties between the blocs.
The ECOWAS Commission sounded the alarm on Monday in New York over the rapid rise of terrorism now affecting the whole of West Africa, with more than 1,900 people killed since January 2025.
The Energy and Mines Directorate organised a regional workshop in Accra, Ghana, from 12th to 14th of November 2025, to validate the preliminary feasibility study for the Regional Programme for the Electrification of 20,000 Villages in West Africa (PRODEL20000).
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has taken a pioneering step to strengthen regional cyber resilience by launching a landmark Training of Trainers (ToT) Program on Cybersecurity and Cyber Diplomacy, from November 10th to 13th 2025, in Praia, Cabo Verde.
The Energy & Mines Directorate held a National Experts Meeting to finalize the review of the Draft Revised ECOWAS Mineral Development Policy and its Implementation Matrix (Revised EMDP, 2024), in Lagos, Nigeria from the 10th to 15th of November 2025.
The ECOWAS Commission, through its Department of Economic Affairs and Agriculture, has finalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in Nouakchott on November 14, 2025.