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ECOWAS Commission pushes for 50/50 gender parity in elective bodies by 2035

Business Ghana 24 Feb 2026
The ECOWAS Commission has called for bold electoral reforms across West Africa to ensure equal political participation of women and young people, as the regional body targets 50/50 gender parity in elective positions by 2035.
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REA Signs MoU with ECOWAS to Electrify 15 Public Institutions

This Day 24 Feb 2026
The agreement, signed yesterday, provides grant funding support from ECOWAS for the electrification of 15 public health and education facilities in Nigeria using solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.
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Akpabio, Odumegwu-Ojukwu, ECOWAS Parliament Urge Deeper West African Integration

This Day 24 Feb 2026
Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and President of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mémounatou Ibrahima, have jointly framed regional integration as West Africa’s most urgent strategic imperative.
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ECOWAS, Youth and the Future of Work in West Africa

This Day 22 Feb 2026
It is against this backdrop that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) finds itself under increasing pressure to act. As the region’s main integration bloc, ECOWAS is being called upon ...
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ECOWAS targets 50/50 gender parity in elective offices by 2035

Business Ghana 21 Feb 2026
The ECOWAS Commission has called for bold electoral reforms across West Africa to ensure equal political participation for women and young people, setting an ambitious target of achieving 50/50 gender parity in elective positions by 2035.
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ECOWAS Court Pressures Civil Society to Close Enforcement Gap

This Day 19 Feb 2026
Gonçalves expressed confidence that Nigeria, as a founding member of ECOWAS, has the institutional framework and civic strength to model best practices for the region. .
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Ghana hosts ECOWAS consultation on gender parity in politics

Business Ghana 19 Feb 2026
The Director of the ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development, Mrs Sandra Oulaté Fattoh, on her part, called for harmonised and binding legislative reforms to ensure equal political participation of women and young people in West Africa by 2035.
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ECOWAS at 50: Nigeria, ECOWAS Court Push Reform Proposals as Enforcement Crisis Takes Centre Stage

This Day 18 Feb 2026
ECOWAS Court insists enforcement of decisions, a binding obligation not political choice ... how to ensure that judgments of the ECOWAS Court move beyond declarations to actual implementation ... As ECOWAS ...
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CJN Raises Alarm Over Member States’ Non-compliance with ECOWAS Court Judgments

This Day 18 Feb 2026
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has advised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice to come up with guidelines that will facilitate the enforcement of its judgment by member states.
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Meeting between Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) representatives in the United States and ...

APO 18 Feb 2026
As part of the strategic cooperation between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) for peace, security, governance ...
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice Delegation Pays Courtesy Visit ...

APO 17 Feb 2026
In his welcome address, the Resident Representative highlighted the Office’s nationwide sensitization efforts across 12 districts in Sierra Leone, aligned with ECOWAS Vision 2050 and the Community’s 50th Anniversary activities.
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ECOWAS Court holds bilateral meeting on enforcement of its judgments in Nigeria  

Ghana Business News 17 Feb 2026
The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS will hold a bilateral meeting with the Competent National Authority (CNA) and other stakeholders in Nigeria on the status of enforcement of the Court’s judgments.
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Kekere-Ekun Challenges ECOWAS Court on Guidelines for Judgment Enforcement in Region 

This Day 17 Feb 2026
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has advised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice to come up with guidelines that will facilitate the enforcement of its judgment by member states.
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Eric Afful heads team at ECOWAS financial talks

B & FT Online 16 Feb 2026
The meetings, which brought together the ECOWAS Commission ... Ghana remains committed to supporting ECOWAS initiatives that promote economic growth and financial stability across the region,” he stated.
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