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ECOWAS Promotes €4.5m School Feeding Models

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is promoting integrated school feeding models worth 4.5 million euros in the region to generate sustainable practices that can be scaled up across member states. Dr Omar Touray, President of ECOWAS, stated this at the ongoing National Policy Forum on “Institutionalisation and Implementation of the Home-Grown…

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Nigerian Peacekeepers Head To Guinea-Bissau Following Intensive Training In Kaduna

The Nigerian Army has concluded the training of 174 soldiers set to participate in the ECOWAS peacekeeping mission in Guinea-Bissau, reinforcing Nigeria’s role in promoting regional stability and security. The troops, forming Nigerian Company 4 under the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau (ESSMGB), underwent comprehensive training at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and…

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ECOWAS Elects Sierra Leone’s Maada Bio As Chair Amid Regional Turmoil and Calls for Reform

As West Africa confronts mounting security threats and democratic backsliding, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has been appointed as the new Chairman of ECOWAS, ushering in a leadership transition at a pivotal time for the regional bloc. Bio’s election was confirmed on Sunday during ECOWAS’s 67th Ordinary Session in Abuja, which also served…

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ECOWAS Unveils €110 Million Initiatives for Regional Stability

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched four major initiatives valued at around €110 million, designed to enhance regional peace and stability, facilitate institutional reforms, and boost trade within the sub-region. These projects, funded by the European Union (€82.5 million), Germany (€26 million), and other partners, are part of the ECOWAS Peace,…

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