An ECOWAS meeting was held in Freetown, attended by the IOM Chief of Mission for ECOWAS.

The entities involved

• Economic Community of West African States →

  intergovernmental economic union

  • Aliko Dangote chairs the new ECOWAS Business Council, which advises the bloc's heads of state, with Liberia sending a representative.Wed 23:32
  • ECOWAS negotiators from member states, including Ghana, are participating in the upcoming COP31 climate talks in Antalya.Tue 00:59
• Freetown →

  capital of Sierra Leone

  Nothing else this week.

• International Organization for Migration →

  intergovernmental organization

  • IOM research highlights efforts and informs community-led projects across the Pacific, including Vanuatu.Wed 18:52
  • IOM is supporting Laos' migration action plan, with Laos engaging with UN organizations.Wed 13:55

Related events

• An ECOWAS mission visited the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters.Oct 31
• ECOWAS participated in an EU Community of Practice on October 23, 2026.Oct 23
• ECOWAS deployed a mission involving Sierra Leone and Ghanaian experts ahead of Nigeria's elections.Oct 29
• ECOWAS Commission launched Guinea’s National Platform, noting Sierra Leone's status as an ECOWAS member state.Oct 30
• IOM, EU, and SDC are supporting climate mobility efforts and migration programs in West Africa, coordinated with ECOWAS.Nov 1