The Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet on Tuesday 22 April 2025 in Accra, Ghana, to officially launch the activities planned as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the sub-regional institution. Founded on 28 May 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria, ECOWAS remains the best-organised Regional Economic Community, with numerous achievements and programmes to its credit, facilitating regional integration and the development of the populations of its Member States.
In the morning of Tuesday 22 April 2025, Accra, the capital of the Republic of Ghana, will host the official ceremony to launch the celebration of the ECOWAS Golden Jubilee. Heads of State, Ministers and personalities from the Member States are expected to attend this major event, which will mark the beginning of a series of activities that will take place in all the capitals of ECOWAS Member States throughout 2025.
