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A Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) youth forum on artificial intelligence to build digital skills and foster innovation

A Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) youth forum on artificial intelligence to build digital skills and foster innovation ...
ZAWYA

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Strengthens Regional Integration Through Cross-Border Cooperation Stakeholders’ Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria

The ECOWAS Commission convened the Annual Regional Stakeholders’ Meeting of the ECOWAS Cross-Border Cooperation Support Programme (ECBCSP) in Abuja, Nigeria, from 19–20 May 2026. The meeting brought ...

African arts fest returns after year off, uplifting community and economy

The sounds of African drums echoed through Forest Park this Memorial Day weekend as people gathered for the 35th St. Louis ...
World Finance

Africa’s missed opportunity?

Historically, Africa has been consistent in creating a pattern of pursuing integration through grand masterplans. Many have remained just plans on paper due to mediocre implementation. A similar trend ...
The Nation Newspaper

How ECOWAS idea started, by Yakubu Gowon

Nigeria’s former military head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has shed light on the birth of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), tracing its origin to a conversation he had with ...
The Conversation

African countries are stuck on the free movement of people. How to break the logjam

Most African countries signed onto the Free Movement of Persons protocol in Addis Ababa in January 2018. Its rationale was set out clearly: the free movement of people – as well as capital goods and ...
The Conversation

East African Community’s expansion has triggered financial troubles: why solutions come with risks

Kenyan president William Ruto at a past East African Community session in Tanzania. Emmanuel Herman/Xinhua via Getty Images In its heyday between 1967 and 1977, the bloc shared a common currency, ...