{"id":28664,"date":"2025-07-26T06:08:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T06:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outlookmedia.com.ng\/blog\/?p=28664"},"modified":"2025-07-26T06:08:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T06:08:30","slug":"ecowas-institutions-and-agencies-communication-officers-begin-4-day-strategic-retreat-in-banjul-the-gambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outlookmedia.com.ng\/blog\/2025\/07\/26\/ecowas-institutions-and-agencies-communication-officers-begin-4-day-strategic-retreat-in-banjul-the-gambia\/","title":{"rendered":"ECOWAS Institutions AnD Agencies Communication Officers Begin 4-Day Strategic Retreat In Banjul,  The Gambia."},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. -->\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Helen Udo, Abuja-NIGERIA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Banjul, The Gambia \u2013 22 July 2025: A four-day retreat and capacity-building workshop for communication officers of the ECOWAS Commission, Institutions, and Agencies has commenced in Banjul. Organized by the ECOWAS Directorate of Communication in collaboration with GIZ, the workshop seeks to enhance participants\u2019 skills in strategic, digital, and impact-driven communications, while laying the groundwork for the development of a comprehensive ECOWAS Communication Strategy aligned with the ECOWAS\u2019s Vision 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his opening remarks, the Director of Cabinet, Office of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Abdou KOLLEY said the retreat, \u201cmarks a major milestone in our collective journey and builds on the foundations laid during our last Communications Retreat in Lagos in 2024 and now moves us into a new phase, which is the development of a comprehensive ECOWAS Communication Strategy, fully aligned with the goals and spirit of Vision 2050. impact.\u201d In a goodwill message, the German Ambassador to The Gambia, H.E. Klaus BOTZET underscored the retreat\u2019s alignment with ECOWAS\u2019s integration agenda. Declaring the Retreat open on behalf of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Omar TOURAY, the ECOWAS Resident Representative in the Gambia, H.E. Miatta Lily FRENCH, described the retreat as \u201cnot merely a training program but a strategic turning point, and a moment to re-imagine, re-examine and recalibrate how ECOWAS communicates to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">===============<br><em>LES CHARG\u00c9S DE COMMUNICATION DES INSTITUTIONS ET AGENCES DE LA CEDEAO ENTAMENT UNE RETRAITE STRAT\u00c9GIQUE DE 4 JOURS \u00c0 BANJUL<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Banjul, Gambie &#8211; 22 juillet 2025<\/em> : Une retraite et un atelier de renforcement des capacit\u00e9s de 4 jours pour les responsables de la communication de la Commission, des institutions et des agences de la CEDEAO ont d\u00e9but\u00e9 ce jour \u00e0 Banjul. Organis\u00e9 par la Direction de la Communication de la CEDEAO en collaboration avec la GIZ, l&#8217;atelier vise \u00e0 renforcer les comp\u00e9tences des participants en mati\u00e8re de communication strat\u00e9gique et num\u00e9rique ax\u00e9e sur l&#8217;impact, tout en jetant les bases de l&#8217;\u00e9laboration d&#8217;une strat\u00e9gie de communication globale de la CEDEAO align\u00e9e sur la Vision 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans son discours d&#8217;ouverture, le Directeur de Cabinet du Pr\u00e9sident de la Commission de la CEDEAO, M. Abdou KOLLEY, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que cette retraite \u00ab marque une \u00e9tape importante dans notre voyage collectif et s&#8217;appuie sur les fondations jet\u00e9es lors de notre derni\u00e8re retraite de communication \u00e0 Lagos en 2024 et nous fait maintenant entrer dans une nouvelle phase, qui est le d\u00e9veloppement d&#8217;une strat\u00e9gie de communication globale de la CEDEAO, enti\u00e8rement align\u00e9e sur les objectifs et l&#8217;esprit de la Vision 2050. Dans un message de bonne volont\u00e9, l&#8217;Ambassadeur d&#8217;Allemagne pr\u00e8s la Gambie, S.E. Klaus BOTZET, a soulign\u00e9 l&#8217;alignement de la retraite sur le programme d&#8217;int\u00e9gration de la CEDEAO. Intervenant au nom du Dr Omar Alieu Omar TOURAY, Pr\u00e9sident de la Commission de la CEDEAO, la Repr\u00e9sentante R\u00e9sidente de la CEDEAO en Gambie, S.E. Miatta Lily FRENCH, a d\u00e9crit la retraite comme \u00ab \u00ab non seulement un programme de formation mais un tournant strat\u00e9gique, et un moment pour r\u00e9imaginer, r\u00e9examiner et recalibrer la fa\u00e7on dont la CEDEAO communique avec le monde \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">==============<br><em>OFICIAIS DE COMUNICA\u00c7\u00c3O DA CEDEAO INICIAM RETIRO ESTRAT\u00c9GICO DE 4 DIAS EM BANJUL<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Banjul, G\u00e2mbia &#8211; 22 de julho de 2025<\/em> : Um retiro de quatro dias e um workshop de refor\u00e7o das capacidades para os respons\u00e1veis de comunica\u00e7\u00e3o da Comiss\u00e3o, das Institui\u00e7\u00f5es e das Ag\u00eancias da CEDEAO teve in\u00edcio em Banjul. Organizado pela Dire\u00e7\u00e3o de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o da CEDEAO em colabora\u00e7\u00e3o com a GIZ, o workshop procura melhorar as compet\u00eancias dos participantes em comunica\u00e7\u00f5es estrat\u00e9gicas, digitais e orientadas para o impacto, ao mesmo tempo que lan\u00e7a as bases para o desenvolvimento de uma Estrat\u00e9gia de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o abrangente da CEDEAO alinhada com a Vis\u00e3o 2050 da Comiss\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No seu discurso de abertura, o Diretor de Gabinete, Gabinete do Presidente da Comiss\u00e3o da CEDEAO, Sr. Abdou KOLLEY, disse que o retiro, \u201cassinala um marco importante na nossa jornada colectiva e baseia-se nas funda\u00e7\u00f5es lan\u00e7adas durante o nosso \u00faltimo Retiro de Comunica\u00e7\u00f5es em Lagos em 2024 e agora nos move para uma nova fase, que \u00e9 o desenvolvimento de uma Estrat\u00e9gia de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o abrangente da CEDEAO, totalmente alinhada com os objectivos e esp\u00edrito da Vis\u00e3o 2050. impacto.\u201d Numa mensagem de boa vontade, o Embaixador da Alemanha na G\u00e2mbia, S.E. Klaus BOTZET sublinhou o alinhamento do retiro com a agenda de integra\u00e7\u00e3o da CEDEAO. Ao declarar o retiro aberto em nome do Presidente da Comiss\u00e3o da CEDEAO, S.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Omar TOURAY, o Representante Residente da CEDEAO na G\u00e2mbia, S.E. Miatta Lily FRENCH, descreveu o retiro como \u201cn\u00e3o apenas um programa de forma\u00e7\u00e3o, mas um ponto de viragem estrat\u00e9gico e um momento para reimaginar, reexaminar e recalibrar a forma como a CEDEAO comunica com o mundo\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Helen Udo, Abuja-NIGERIA. Banjul, The Gambia \u2013 22 July 2025: A four-day retreat and capacity-building workshop for communication officers of the ECOWAS Commission, Institutions, and Agencies has commenced in Banjul. 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