https://worldleaders.website/leader-ecowas-pres.htmlThe public schedule of Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, from official sources via World Leaders Daily.enThu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.ecowas.int/waho-hands-over-laboratory-equipment-worth-more-than-1-5-million-euros-to-guinea-bissau/ecowas-pres-2026-08-26-WAHO HANDS OVER LABORATORY EQUIPMENT WORWed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) officially handed over laboratory equipment to the Government of Guinea-Bissau on the 19th of August 2026, in Guinea- Bissau as part of the “Strengthening of Epidemiological Services and Health Systems in the ECOWAS Region (PROALAB)” project, funded by the Federal Republic of Germany through KfW Entwicklungsbank. The laboratory […]https://www.ecowas.int/ecowas-resident-representative-strengthens-engagement-with-cabo-verdean-government-and-diplomatic-community/ecowas-pres-2026-08-25-ECOWAS Resident Representative StrengtheTue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Praia, Cabo Verde, August 2026 — The newly appointed ECOWAS Resident Representative to Cabo Verde, Ambassador João Butiam Co, has stepped up engagement with national authorities and the diplomatic community as part of efforts to strengthen the visibility and strategic relevance of ECOWAS in Cabo Verde. Since taking up his position, Ambassador Butiam Co has […]https://www.ecowas.int/ecowas-volunteers-for-three-years-of-dedicated-service-to-sierra-leone/ecowas-pres-2026-08-24-ECOWAS VOLUNTEERS FOR THREE YEARS OF DEDMon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The ECOWAS Volunteer Programme in Sierra Leone has concluded the three-year assignments of nine volunteers who served across various communities and institutions from 2023 to 2026, particularly in the health and education sectors. The end-of-service ceremony, held on 20th August 2026 at the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development in Freetown, brought together government officials, […]https://www.ecowas.int/ecowas-commission-and-unoda-unrec-sign-addendum-to-strengthen-cooperation-on-disarmament-and-arms-control/ecowas-pres-2026-08-24-ECOWAS COMMISSION AND UNODA/UNREC SIGN AMon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)/United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), have signed an Addendum to the 2009 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the 21st of August, 2026 at the ECOWAS commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, marking a […]https://www.ecowas.int/toward-the-operationalization-of-the-masters-in-conference-interpreting-and-the-masters-in-translation-at-the-university-of-lome/ecowas-pres-2026-08-24-TOWARD THE OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE MASMon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The meeting dedicated to standardizing the Master’s in Conference Interpreting and creating a Master’s in Translation at the University of Lomé concluded on Friday, August 21, 2026, in Lomé, Togo, with the validation and tripartite signing of the roadmap for these two training programs. This document, executed in two original copies, was signed by […]https://www.ecowas.int/courtesy-meeting-between-h-e-dr-omar-alieu-touraypresident-of-the-ecowas-commission-and-dr-adedeji-ebo-director-and-deputy-to-the-high-representative-for-unoda/ecowas-pres-2026-08-21-COURTESY MEETING BETWEEN H.E DR. OMAR ALFri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000On 19th August 2026, the Director and Deputy to the High Representative for the UN Organisation for Disarmament (UNODA), Dr. Adedeji EBO, paid a courtesy visit to H.E DR. Omar Alieu TOURAY, President of the Commission in Abuja, Nigeria. The courtesy visit provided the opportunity for the President of the ECOWAS Commission to exchange views […]https://www.ecowas.int/supporting-the-university-of-lome-in-standardizing-the-masters-in-conference-interpreting-and-creating-a-masters-in-translation/ecowas-pres-2026-08-21-SUPPORTING THE UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ IN STAFri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000“To make the Pan-African Master’s in Conference Interpreting and Translation (PAMCIT) a regional center of excellence dedicated to building language capacity, improving the quality of institutional communication, and advancing West African integration.” This was the vision shared by Ms. Olukemi Robinson Atabuh, Director of Conference Services and Protocol at the Commission of the Economic […]https://www.ecowas.int/six-diplomatic-missions-present-letters-of-credence-to-ecowas-commission-president-for-accreditation/ecowas-pres-2026-08-21-SIX DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS PRESENT LETTERS Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Abuja, Nigeria, 18 August 2026: Six Diplomatic Missions have presented their Letters of Credence to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Dr. Omar Alieu TOURAY, for accreditation at the Commission’s new Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. The diplomats accredited by Dr. TOURAY were Her Excellency Anna WESTERHOLM, Ambassador of Sweden; His Excellency […]https://www.ecowas.int/ecreee-and-ecowas-strengthen-cooperation-with-cabo-verde-on-energy-transition-and-regional-integration/ecowas-pres-2026-08-21-ECREEE and ECOWAS Strengthen CooperationFri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Praia, Cabo Verde, 20 August 2026 – The ECOWAS Resident Representative in Cabo Verde, His Excellency Ambassador João Ribeiro Butiam Co, and the Acting Executive Director of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), Mr. Gibson Okezie Obasi, today paid a courtesy visit to the newly appointed Minister of Environment, Climate Action […]https://www.ecowas.int/meeting-of-ecowas-group-of-ambassadors-at-the-un-for-the-month-of-august-2026-and-passing-of-baton-ceremony-of-group-chair/ecowas-pres-2026-08-20-MEETING OF ECOWAS GROUP OF AMBASSADORS AThu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The ECOWAS Group of Ambassadors at the United Nations held its 8th Monthly Meeting of 2026 on 12th August in New York. The Meeting, coordinated by the ECOWAS Permanent Observer Mission to the UN took place at the Sierra Leone Permanent Mission. The Group discussed Political and economic developments in the Region and received Briefings […]https://www.ecowas.int/ecowas-advances-harmonisation-of-the-regional-postal-sector-regulatory-framework/ecowas-pres-2026-08-20-ECOWAS ADVANCES HARMONISATION OF THE REGThu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission concluded a two-day Regional Workshop on the Harmonisation of the Legal, Policy and Regulatory Framework of the Postal Sector, held from August 12th to 13th, 2026, in Lomé, Togo. The workshop brought together experts from ten ECOWAS Member States, alongside representatives of the ECOWAS Commission, […]https://www.ecowas.int/ecowas-strengthens-the-harmonization-of-migration-data-and-macroeconomic-convergence-in-west-africa/ecowas-pres-2026-08-20-ECOWAS STRENGTHENS THE HARMONIZATION OF Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The ECOWAS Commission’s Directorate of Research and Statistics is organizing two regional workshops in Abidjan from August 18th to 22nd, 2026, dedicated to strengthening the production, quality, and harmonization of statistical data within the ECOWAS region. These activities are part of the regional priorities for modernizing statistical systems and fall within the framework of the […]https://www.ecowas.int/strengthening-regional-integration-ecowas-holds-high-level-dialogue-and-sensitisation-at-noepe-akanu-joint-border-post/ecowas-pres-2026-08-18-STRENGTHENING REGIONAL INTEGRATION: ECOWTue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The ECOWAS Commission on August 13, 2026, engaged border officials, cross-border traders, transporters and other key stakeholders, including women and youth from Benin, Ghana and Togo, in a High-Level Dialogue and Sensitisation at the Noépé-Akanu Joint Border Post (JBP) between Togo and Ghana, along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor, with an objective to further strengthen the implementation […]https://www.ecowas.int/west-african-power-pools-secretary-general-received-in-audience-by-benins-minister-delegate-for-external-resource-mobilization-and-debt/ecowas-pres-2026-08-17-WEST AFRICAN POWER POOL’S SECRETARY GENEMon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Secretary General of the West African Power Pool (WAPP), Mr. Abdoulaye DIA, was received in audience on the 3rd of August 2026 in Cotonou, Benin by the Minister Delegate for External Resource Mobilization and Debt, Mr. Hugues Oscar LOKOSSOU. The meeting provided an opportunity for the Secretary General to present WAPP, its mandate, […]https://www.ecowas.int/ecowas-convenes-regional-meeting-in-conakry-to-review-the-directive-on-excise-duties-on-tobacco-products/ecowas-pres-2026-08-17-ECOWAS CONVENES REGIONAL MEETING IN CONAMon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with the Who Health Organization (WHO), with technical support from The World Bank, convened a Regional Meeting on the Review of the ECOWAS Directive on Excise Duties on Tobacco Products from 10 to 12 August 2026 in Conakry, Republic of Guinea. The meeting brought […]https://www.ecowas.int/wapp-secretary-general-pays-a-working-visit-to-sbpe/ecowas-pres-2026-08-17-WAPP SECRETARY GENERAL PAYS A WORKING VIMon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Cotonou, 23 July 2026 – The Secretary General of the West African Power Pool (WAPP), Mr Abdoulaye DIA, paid a working visit to the Beninese Power Production Company (SBPE) as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between WAPP and national stakeholders in the electricity sector. The WAPP Secretary General, accompanied by members of his Management […]https://www.ecowas.int/jicas-new-chief-representative-pays-courtesy-visit-to-wapp/ecowas-pres-2026-08-17-JICA’S NEW CHIEF REPRESENTATIVE PAYS COUMon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Abomey-Calavi, 21 July 2026 – The Secretary General of the West African Power Pool (WAPP), Mr. Abdoulaye DIA, received Mr. SHIBATA Kazunao, the newly appointed Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on Tuesday, 21 July 2026, during a courtesy visit to the WAPP Headquarters in Abomey-Calavi, Benin. The meeting provided an opportunity […]https://www.ecowas.int/ecowas-advances-strategic-planning-and-resource-management-through-2027-2029-medium-term-expenditure-framework-mtef-workshop/ecowas-pres-2026-08-16-ECOWAS ADVANCES STRATEGIC PLANNING AND RSun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is strengthening the link between strategic priorities, resource allocation and results through a hands-on workshop on the development of the 2027–2029 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). The workshop brings together 120 participants from ECOWAS Institutions, Departments and Agencies to translate institutional priorities into costed programmes and projects, […]https://www.ecowas.int/advocacy-for-reliable-and-updated-data-on-the-drug-situation-in-the-ecowas-region/ecowas-pres-2026-08-16-ADVOCACY FOR RELIABLE AND UPDATED DATA OSun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Dr. Daniel Amankwaah, Head of the Prevention and Drug Control Division at the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), expressed concern over the evolving drug situation in the West African region. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the capacity-building workshop for the Nigerian Epidemiological Network on Drug Use (NENDU) on Thursday, […]https://www.ecowas.int/strengthening-the-national-institutional-capacities-of-tvet-stakeholders/ecowas-pres-2026-08-16-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTIONALSun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Directorate of Education, Science, and Culture, successfully organized a training workshop on strengthening national institutional capacity for technical and vocational education and training (TVET) stakeholders in Conakry, Guinea, from August 11 to 13, 2026. This important initiative aimed to strengthen the institutional and operational capacities […]