The ECOWASCommission 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.
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.
It is against this backdrop that the Economic Community of West AfricanStates (ECOWAS) finds itself under increasing pressure to act. As the region’s main integration bloc, ECOWAS is being called upon ...
The ECOWASCommission 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.
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. .
The Director of the ECOWASCentre for GenderDevelopment, 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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The meetings, which brought together the ECOWASCommission...Ghana remains committed to supporting ECOWAS initiatives that promote economic growth and financial stability across the region,” he stated.