NEWS

ECOWAS Moves Chinese Security Equipment to Boost West Africa’s Anti-Terrorism Fight

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2026

….Regional bloc hails Nigeria’s leadership, donates vehicles to Armed Forces The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has commenced arrangements to move a large consignment of security and logistics equipment donated by the Chinese government and kept in Nigeria for years, as the

HEALTH

ECOWAS Deploys 30 Ambulances to Strengthen Emergency Healthcare Across West Africa

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2026

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has stepped up efforts to strengthen emergency healthcare across the region with the deployment of 30 fully equipped ambulances to improve the speed and quality of medical response to life-threatening emergencies. The ambulances were formally handed over on Friday, August 14, 2026, in Lomé, Togo, under an […]

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ECOWAS Moves to Tear Down Trade Barriers Along Abidjan-Lagos Corridor

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2026

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has intensified efforts to dismantle persistent barriers to cross-border trade and movement, bringing Ghana, Togo and Benin together in a high-level push to make one of West Africa’s busiest economic corridors faster, safer and more predictable. The regional bloc held a high-level dialogue and sensitisation programme

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ECOWAS Targets $294bn Climate Finance Gap

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2026

….Moves to Unlock West Africa’s Carbon Market Potential The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has stepped up efforts to establish a regional carbon market platform as the bloc seeks to bridge a $294 billion climate-finance gap and unlock West Africa’s vast potential in international carbon markets. The move took centre stage in Abuja […]

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ECOWAS Chief Hosts Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma in Abuja

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2026

….as Regional Bloc Pushes Dialogue, Stability The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has received former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma in Abuja, in a high-level engagement that underscores the regional bloc’s continued emphasis on dialogue, institutional cooperation and the preservation of

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ECOWAS, Africa Agenda Network Deepen Partnership to Showcase Regional Bloc’s 50-Year Legacy

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2026

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Africa Agenda Network (AAN) as part of efforts to document, promote and deepen public understanding of the regional bloc’s five decades of achievements and contributions to West African integration. The renewed commitment was made on Tuesday when the