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Namibia attracts over 800 exploration bids as global demand for critical minerals drives investor interest in expanding regional production pipelines.
South African minister warns that sharp fuel price increases are “increasingly unavoidable” as US‑Israel war on Iran disrupt oil supplies.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, in collaboration with the European Union, EU, and the German Government, held the Second Steering Committee Meeting of the EU Support to ECOWAS in Peace, Security and Governance, EPSG, project in Accra, Ghana.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has taken a significant step toward strengthening transparency, innovation and digital governance in West Africa by advancing efforts to establish a harmonised regional framework for open data.
ECOWAS Resident and Permanent Representatives, together with members of the Cabinet of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, are meeting in Lomé, Togo, from 9 to 13 March 2026 for a strategic retreat to review achievements and discuss future perspectives regarding their contributions to the implementation of the Commission’s 2022–2026 mandate.
The experts from the member states of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and Mauritania, as well as representatives of ECOWAS and regional institutions and technical and financial partners and financial partners, are meeting in Abidjan from March 9 to 13, 2026, for two technical workshops on the harmonization of statistics within the community.
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has signed the host agreement for the fifth Intra-African Trade Fair 2027 (IATF2027), taking over the baton from Algeria which hosted the highly successful fourth edition that recorded US$49.94 billion in trade and investment deals.
The ECOWAS Parliament has called for stronger participation in regional trade across West Africa, urging businesses and citizens to take greater advantage of existing integration frameworks aimed at boosting cross-border commerce and economic cooperation.
MSC attributes the surcharges to “the evolving security situation in the Middle East” affecting vessel movements along shipping routes.
Côte d’Ivoire is hosting a high-level regional consultation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), providing a strategic and inclusive platform for reflection on the future of the Community.




