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Women & Youths Empowerment
ECOWAS Ministers Back Youth, Peace and Security Action Plan, Basket Fund
Ministers from ECOWAS member states meeting in Accra resolved to develop a costed Regional Action Plan on Youth, Peace and Security and to create a regional basket fund for predictable financing. The two-day consultation reviewed progress on UN Security Council Resolution 2250 and the African Union framework, with officials calling for stronger coordination and youth representation.
Climate & Environment
ECOWAS Working Group Meets in Abuja to Draft 2027-2028 Climate Mobility Plan
ECOWAS convened the second meeting of its MIDWA thematic working group on climate and migration in Abuja from 27 to 29 October 2026. Participants worked on a 2027-2028 work plan, priorities for national climate plans and the feasibility of a regional Green Climate Fund proposal.
Business & Economy
WAPP Sets Conakry General Assembly for November 2026 Under Regional Market Theme
The West African Power Pool will hold its 21st General Assembly on 6 and 7 November 2026 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Conakry, with a Technical and Financial Partners meeting the day before. The session, themed on consolidating the Regional Electricity Market, brings together chief executives of the pool's 60 member utilities under the high patronage of Guinea's President Mamadi Doumbouya.
Women & Youths Empowerment
ECOWAS Ends Women, Peace and Security Reporting Push in Cabo Verde
ECOWAS has completed its planned series of in-country workshops on monitoring the Women, Peace and Security agenda, finishing with a session in Cabo Verde for more than 30 government, security, civil society and media participants. Cabo Verde's minister said the training came as the country works towards its first National Action Plan under UN Security Council Resolution 1325.
Health Care Programmes
ECOMIG, Gambian Security Forces Launch Week-Long Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign in Banjul
ECOMIG and the Gambian Defence and Security Forces launched a week-long breast cancer awareness campaign at the Gambia School of Nursing and Midwifery in Banjul, opening with a route march and a ceremony featuring a keynote address and self-examination demonstrations. Activities are scheduled to continue through 22 October with screenings in Yundum, Barra and Kanfenda.
Agriculture & Food Security
ECOWAS Commission Vice-President Ogunjimi Meets French Development Agency Chief Lecourtier in Abuja
ECOWAS Commission Vice-President Anthony Oluwatosin Ogunjimi met French Development Agency Director-General Christophe Lecourtier in Abuja on 27 October 2026. The talks focused on food security and the dairy sector, with both sides agreeing to keep discussing possible areas of partnership.