Tag «ECOWAS»

AfDB Convenes ECOWAS Green Investment Catalyst Round Table

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 28 June 2017 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) in conjunction with UNFCCC and West African Development Bank (BOAD) convened the ECOWAS Green Investment Round Table on 21 June 2017 at AfDB Headquarters, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, aimed at catalyzing and launching a program of work initiatives that promote private sector finance and …

Morocco-Africa: Renegotiating tariffs can boost trade

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, March 20, 2017 – Relations between Morocco and the rest of the continent are intensifying. The Kingdom, which has just returned to the African Union and announced its intention to join the Economic community of West African States (ECOWAS), is pursuing commercial, economic and diplomatic offensives south of the Sahara. Above all, …