The Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS is launching a new plan to include citizens in its decisions. This plan focuses on making the Economic and Social Council ECOSOCC fully active. The goal is to give people and groups a bigger say in how the region is run.
Experts and ministers from ECOWAS countries are meeting in Accra for three days for this purpose. They are discussing how to best put the ECOSOCC platform into action.
ECOSOCC is designed to be a platform for dialogue between ECOWAS institutions and the people it serves. It will bring together various civil society organizations and private sector representatives.
This initiative is seen as important for making ECOWAS governance more inclusive and responsive to the needs of its citizens. The meeting in Accra is a key step in formalizing this engagement.