ECOWAS

ECOWAS advances regional carbon market plans to unlock West Africa’s potential, attract climate investment and bridge a $294bn financing gap. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has stepped up efforts to establish a regional carbon market platform as the bloc seeks to bridge a $294 billion climate-finance gap...

West African leaders are calling for reforms that will strengthen ECOWAS, and help confront mounting regional security challenges. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is at a critical crossroads, with regional leaders demanding renewed unity, institutional reforms and concrete action to restore citizens’ confidence in the integration project....

The ECOWAS Court has launched its Electronic Case Management System, targeting a fully paperless judiciary across West Africa by 2030. The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS on Monday formally launched its Electronic Case Management System (ECMS), ushering in what it described as the most significant digital transformation in its history...

ECOWAS urges leaders to deliver governance outcomes as rising insecurity and weak public trust threaten democracy across West Africa. West African leaders have issued a joint warning that democracy in the region is under growing strain and must begin to produce visible results for citizens, while also stressing that peace...

Rights group challenges Nigeria’s 2019 interception rules, warning they enable secret surveillance and threaten privacy, free speech and democratic accountability. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted proceedings against the federal government at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, challenging the legitimacy of mass phone-tapping regulations. The suit,...

Nigeria and the ECOWAS Court discuss reforms to address weak enforcement, urging stronger compliance and regional accountability. Calls for sweeping reforms and firmer compliance dominated a high-level bilateral meeting between Nigeria and the ECOWAS Court of Justice, as both sides acknowledged that weak enforcement of judgments threatens the credibility of...