The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Communication, has begun a two-day training for journalists and media practitioners in Cotonou to boost information integrity and counter misinformation, disinformation, fake news and anti-democratic narratives in West Africa.
Organised by the ECOWAS Commission in collaboration with the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), the training, holding on 13–14 October 2025, aims to build participants’ skills in media and information literacy, conflict-sensitive reporting, identifying and countering misinformation and disinformation actors, and promoting democracy, peace and good governance within the region.
Opening the workshop on behalf of the ECOWAS President, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, the ECOWAS Resident Representative in Benin , H.E. Ambassador Amadou Diongue, underscored the media’s role in amplifying ECOWAS’ Vision 2050 goals on promoting regional integration, democracy, peace and security.