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President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal arrived in Abuja on Monday for an official visit focused on the bloc’s institutions and the swearing-in of new judges to the organisation’s Court of Justice.

Hichilema urges Zambia, Angola and DRC to move beyond policy commitments and transform the Lobito Corridor into a major driver of trade and investment.

African Export-Import Bank and the East African Business Council sign an agency agreement to connect region’s exporters and SMEs to Africa Trade Gateway.

Ramaphosa to represent SADC at AU 8th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting in Egypt where African leaders will review progress towards continental integration.

Economic ties between South Africa and France shifting beyond traditional trade towards industrialisation and infrastructure development.

The ECOWAS Parliament has delivered a blunt verdict on West Africa’s climate crisis saying the sub-region has strategies, but lacks implementation, financing and political will to tackle the crisis.

Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged the new leadership of the ECOWAS Commission to prioritise regional unity and integration in advancing the progress of the sub-region’s people and economy.

Economic growth remained positive across the 12 ECOWAS states in 2024, yet disparities in inflation, public deficits, and debt levels – alongside persistent food insecurity – continue to weigh on the region’s economic stability.

The President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), General Birame Diop, received a Russian delegation led by the Chargé d’Affaires of the Russian Federation’s Embassy in Nigeria, Igor Ivannikov, on Friday, September 11, 2026, at the organization’s headquarters in Abuja, the Commission announced.

South Africa and Japan agree to explore concrete cooperation under a 2023 memorandum covering hydrogen and ammonia.