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ECOWAS LAUNCHES REGIONAL OFF-GRID ELECTRICITY IN THE GAMBIA

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

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 2 activities were launched by H.E Ulisses Correia E. Silva, Prime Minister of Cabo Verde and H.E. Dr Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS…

ECOWAS TO FUND CONSTRUCTION OF BANJUL-BARRA BRIDGE

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Gambeta News

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 revelation on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, during an engagement with the deputies. Hon. Sillah said this followed their discussions with ECOWAS as part of efforts…

GAMBIA GOVT. URGED ECOWAS TO ACCELERATE REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Gambeta News

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 on the validation of the draft ECOWAS standards relating to three regional value chains (mango, cassava and information and communication technologies), Hassan Gaye, DPS Ministry…

ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES IN THE GAMBIA, GUINEA-BISSAU AND MALI

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Gambeta News

DESIGN, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES IN THE GAMBIA, GUINEA-BISSAU AND MALI DATE : 02 FEB 2021 – 22 FEB 2021 VENUE : COMMISSION DE LA CEDEAO, TOWN : ABUJA COUNTRY : NIGERIA SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE REQUEST FOR BIDS DESIGN, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES IN THE GAMBIA, GUINEA-BISSAU AND MALI RFB NO: NG-ECOWAS-DEM-197717-CW-RFB EMPLOYER: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT (PIU) OF THE GAMBIA, PIU IN GUINEA-BISSAU, PIU IN MALI AND REGIONAL…

NIGER PRESIDENT NAMED NEW ECOWAS LEADER

Posted on July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 by Gambeta News

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 currency as distribution will begin in January 2020. President Issoufou takes over from President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria during the 55th Ordinary Session of the…

ECOWAS and UEMOA PRIORITISES INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SECTOR

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Gambeta News

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 energy sectors. The External Investment Plan meeting enables its participants; to share and exchange ideas and also review information concerning the region’s development. The selection…

WORRISOME TENSION BETWEEN NIGERIA AND GHANA

Posted on February 25, 2019March 9, 2019 by Gambeta News

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 issue of over 723 Nigerians reported to have been deported since the beginning of the year. Nigeria and Ghana are members of the Economic Community…

ECOWAS: COMMON CURRENCY ATTAINABLE BY 2020

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Gambeta News

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 working on implementing the single currency. This announcement came at a meeting attended by representatives of eight central banks from the sub-region, officials of finance ministries, West Africa…

West Africa in talks about shared currency

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Gambeta News

Nigeria not partisan to the idea of a shared currency among West African Nations The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is currently in talks about a shared instrument. This was recently confirmed, when the Chairman of ECOWAS and also Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbe stated that “our region needs this unifying instrument, symbol of our shared destiny, to consolidate our customs union”. The economic community set up a task force comprising Togo, Niger, Ghana,…

NIGERIA POWER SECTOR TO GET US$35BN FROM ECOWAS

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Gambeta News

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 that will contribute to improving access to electricity in the entire sub-region. According to ECOWAS president, Marcel de Souza who stressed that investing in the Nigeria power sector not only…