ECOWAS Business News

In a nutshell, media reports have a huge impact in building public opinion and influence policy-making processes. The media has been traditionally used as a channel to disseminate messages portraying substance use through a distorted lens. In order to project a more holistic picture of the topic, there is need for a stronger collaboration between relevant stakeholders and media organisations at the local and regional levels. Ideally, messages from mass media campaigns should be guided by a common strategy involving work being done by other stakeholders in the sector. The reports on tramadol and codeine abuse could have yielded more meaningful and significant impact if they had involved the participation of civil society organisations, health experts, key government agencies and the people most directly impacted: people who use drugs. It is imperative that civil society and community organisations working on drug-related issues are able to engage with the media to ensure informed report

Invitation to a Webinar on the Factors Driving West African Migration Thursday 27 September 2018, 15:00-15:45 (UTC+2) ‌The influx of thousands of migrants arriving on European borders in recent years has amounted to a serious humanitarian situation, and placed pressure on EU governments to urgently identify workable solutions. Migration from West Africa makes up a large share of the total number of migrants landing on Europe's shores. This number has increased sharply in recent years due to a combination of political crisis, economic hardship and the impact of protracted internal conflicts in countries such as Mali and Niger. Understanding the characteristics and motivations behind migration through the Central Mediterranean route is highly relevant for European governments, who have invested significantly in security measures and development assistance to prevent further migration in recent years. In addition, migration to Europe has significant implications for development assi

ECOWAS Commission has advertised 5(five) positions this week in Ghana's Ghanaian Times Paper: Public Account Specialist in Charge of the Harmonization of the Legal Framework of Public Finance (strengthening the Multilateral Surveillance Directorate of ECOWAS -- Law/Economics ) Public Account Specialist in Charge of the Harmonization Adoption & Implementation of the Public Accounting Framework (strengthening the Multilateral Surveillance Directorate of ECOWAS -- Law/Economics ) Project Preparation Specialist to provide Techincal Assistance in the Preparation of Priority Projects (Strengthening Community Development Programme Unit of ECOWAS -- Management of Projects; Economics; Engineering; Financial Management; Business ) Project Promotion Specialist to promote ECOWAS priority Projects (Strengthening Community Development Programme Unit of ECOWAS -- Business, Economics; Public Relation & Marketing ) Public Finance Specialist in charge of the Harmonization of the Public