President Boakai Joins West African Leaders in Signing ECOWAS 50th Anniversary Declaration in Lagos

Lagos, Nigeria – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., on May 28, 2025, joined fellow West African leaders in signing a landmark declaration commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), reaffirming their collective commitment to the organization’s founding ideals and future aspirations.
The Heads of State and Government convened in Lagos, Nigeria—where ECOWAS was originally founded in 1975—to celebrate five decades of regional cooperation and to endorse a renewed vision for integration and sustainable development under ECOWAS Vision 2050.
In the Declaration of the Heads of State and Government on the ECOWAS 50th Anniversary, the leaders:
• Reaffirmed their commitment to peace, security, democratic governance, and the rule of law;
• Pledged to deepen economic integration, trade, and regional interconnectivity;
• Called for unified efforts to address pressing challenges such as terrorism, violent extremism, climate change, and youth unemployment;
• Encouraged citizens, civil society, youth and women’s groups, the private sector, and traditional leaders to actively contribute to building an “ECOWAS of the People.”