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Defense and Security
Nigerian High Commissioner Visits ECOWAS Logistics Depot in Lungi After Taking Post
Ambassador Ayo-Luther Ogunmade, Nigeria's High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, toured the ECOWAS Logistics Depot in Lungi on 30 October 2026 in a familiarisation visit following her assumption of duty. Depot Commander Navy Captain I. J. Akpa briefed her on the facility's mandate and its progress towards full operationalisation since its July 2026 commissioning.
Climate & Environment
ECOWAS and Guinea Open Three-Day Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction in Schools
ECOWAS and Guinea have opened a three-day national workshop on integrating disaster risk reduction into the education system. Teachers, education officials and disaster-management specialists are examining school safety, early warning and emergency preparedness under a project financed by the European Union.
Business & Economy
ECOWAS, Germany Open First ‘Strategic Dialogue’ in Abuja as Budgets Tighten
ECOWAS and Germany have inaugurated a new "strategic dialogue" at a meeting in Abuja, where Commission Vice President Anthony Oluwatosin Ogunjimi reaffirmed the bloc's commitment to deeper cooperation. Germany has committed about 494 million euros in bilateral cooperation since 1985, plus 49 million euros for 2025–2026, as Berlin's development budgets face pressure from defence reallocations.
Business & Economy
Nine ECOWAS States Sign UN Cargo Documents Convention as Commission Pushes Trade Facilitation
Nine ECOWAS member states were among 26 countries that signed the UN Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents in Accra on 26 October 2026. The convention provides for a single cargo document, in paper or electronic form, covering goods moved across transport modes and borders.
Defense and Security
ECOWAS and UNOWAS Reaffirm Cooperation on Counter-Terrorism at Abuja Meeting
ECOWAS Commission President General Birame Diop met a UN delegation led by Ambassador Leonardo Santos Simão of UNOWAS in Abuja on 3 November 2026. The two institutions reaffirmed their commitment to cooperation on counter-terrorism, conflict prevention and sustainable peace, and discussed irregular migration, insecurity, boundary demarcation and water resource management.
Business & Economy
ECOWAS Opens Lomé Workshop to Review Draft Yearbook of Sectoral Statistics
ECOWAS has opened a four-day technical workshop in Lomé, Togo, to review the first draft of its Yearbook of Sectoral Statistics. The meeting brings sectoral directorates together to check indicators, fill data gaps and prepare the document for submission to the Regional Technical Committee.