ECOWAS LAUNCHES REGIONAL OFF-GRID ELECTRICITY IN THE GAMBIA

ECOWAS LAUNCHES REGIONAL OFF-GRID ELECTRICITY IN THE GAMBIA
The opening ceremony of the 8th ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF 2023), organised on Thursday 12 October 2023 in Praia, Cabo Verde by the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), was also the occasion for the launch of the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP).

These

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ECOWAS TO FUND CONSTRUCTION OF BANJUL-BARRA BRIDGE

ECOWAS TO FUND CONSTRUCTION OF BANJUL-BARRA BRIDGE

The minister for Transport, Works and Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah, has informed the National Assembly that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will fund the construction of Banjul-Barra Bridge through ECOWAS Corridor Project, and its feasibility studies are set to start in July, this year.

Minister Sillah made this

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GAMBIA GOVT. URGED ECOWAS TO ACCELERATE REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE

GAMBIA GOVT. URGED ECOWAS TO ACCELERATE REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE

The government of The Gambia has urged the ECOWAS Commission to accelerate the operationalization structures of the ECOWAS Regional Quality Infrastructure for better coordination of quality in the region for the benefit of companies and citizens as well as the protection of the environment.

Speaking at a four-day TMC/ECOSHAM meeting

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NIGER PRESIDENT NAMED NEW ECOWAS LEADER

NIGER PRESIDENT NAMED NEW ECOWAS LEADER

President Issoufou plans to use ECO as a single currency after elected as ECOWAS leader

ECOWAS has elected Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou as its new leader. President Issoufou who will be in charge for a one year period has adopted ECO. This ECO will be the name for a single …

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ECOWAS and UEMOA PRIORITISES INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SECTOR

ECOWAS and UEMOA PRIORITISES INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SECTOR

ECOWAS and UEMOA plan to prioritise mostly investments in transport and energy sectors.

At a recent European External Investment Plan meeting in Accra, Ghana; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) said; it wishes to prioritise investments in the transport and …

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WORRISOME TENSION BETWEEN NIGERIA AND GHANA

WORRISOME TENSION BETWEEN NIGERIA AND GHANA

Is History repeating itself in the relationship between Nigeria and Ghana?

The Senior Special Assistant to the Nigerian President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa described the recent mass arrest and deportation of Nigerians living in Ghana as worrisome. She said this while addressing the news agency on the

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ECOWAS: COMMON CURRENCY ATTAINABLE BY 2020

ECOWAS: COMMON CURRENCY ATTAINABLE BY 2020

ECOWAS set 2020 as deadline for implementing common currency.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is working assiduously to introduce a common currency by 2020.

Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, Commissioner for Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research at the ECOWAS Secretariat, said a high-level Technical Group is …

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NIGERIA POWER SECTOR TO GET US$35BN FROM ECOWAS

NIGERIA POWER SECTOR TO GET US$35BN FROM ECOWAS

ECOWAS set to invest US$35BN into Nigeria power sector because it is a major provider of natural gas to other countries.

The Nigeria power sector has been getting reviews from international communities, investors and experts in the energy sector according to ECOWAS president, to invest in the country power sector …

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