Cooperación Española en Nigeria y con la Cedeao

📢 Call for Proposals | E·CO/26 – About Time

The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), in collaboration with Fundación VIST and NEWF, invites collectives and creative groups from Africa and Latin America to submit proposals for the E·CO/26 – About Time open call.

This initiative supports the development of visual, audiovisual, and transmedia projects that explore how communities understand the relationship between the past, present, and future, with a focus on memory, roots, and ancestral knowledge.

Selected projects will receive a €5,000 production grant, mentorship support, and participation in an interdisciplinary artistic residency in South Africa.

🗓 Deadline: 10 May 2026

Please click the link in our bio to apply.

📢 Call for Proposals | E·CO/26 – About Time

The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), in collaboration with Fundación VIST and NEWF, invites collectives and creative groups from Africa and Latin America to submit proposals for the E·CO/26 – About Time open call.

This initiative supports the development of visual, audiovisual, and transmedia projects that explore how communities understand the relationship between the past, present, and future, with a focus on memory, roots, and ancestral knowledge.

Selected projects will receive a €5,000 production grant, mentorship support, and participation in an interdisciplinary artistic residency in South Africa.

🗓 Deadline: 10 May 2026

Please click the link in our bio to apply

Across many communities in West Africa, children go to school without regular meals. This affects their ability to learn and stay engaged in class. At the same time, local farmers often lack stable markets for their produce.

Through the Project for the Promotion of Integrated School Feeding Models in West Africa (PMAI-AO), school feeding is becoming more than a social intervention, it is connecting schools, farmers, and communities in a way that supports both learning and livelihoods.

In 12 ECOWAS Member States, more than 36,000 children have received over 3 million school meals, helping them attend school regularly, stay focused in class, and improve their learning experience. This model is also creating reliable markets for local farmers and generating 2,879 jobs, with 70% held by women, strengthening incomes and supporting families.

Co-financed by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and the ECOWAS Commission, and implemented by the Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (RAAF/ARAA), this initiative reflects a regional effort to promote integrated school feeding models that contribute to human capital development, food security, and community resilience.

This is how school feeding can go beyond the classroom — building stronger, more connected communities across the ECOWAS region.

Sierra Leone - 65th Independence Day (2026)

The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) in Nigeria and to ECOWAS extends its warm congratulations to the Government and people of Sierra Leone on the occasion of their Independence Day.

Togo – 66th Independence Day (2026)

The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) in Nigeria and to ECOWAS extends its warm congratulations to the Government and people of the Togolese Republic on the occasion of their Independence Day.

ECOWAS, AECID AND PARTNERS HOLD THE 1ST TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO ECOWAS – PHASE II (ISE II) PROJECT IN ABUJA.

The meeting reviewed progress and strengthened efforts to enhance coordination, performance, and effective delivery across the project.

Co-financed by the EU, BMZ and AECID, ISE II reflects the Team Europe approach, supporting ECOWAS to strengthen its institutions and advance its Vision 2050 agenda for a more integrated, peaceful and prosperous West Africa.

Spain and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) share a long-standing and solid history of collaboration grounded in a shared commitment to regional integration and sustainable development.

The ECOWAS–AECID Cooperation Programme 2025-2028 provides a strategic framework for the implementation of jointly agreed programmes and projects across ECOWAS Member States.

Through this partnership, Spain and ECOWAS support coordinated regional priorities:
✅ Rural development, sustainable agri‑food systems & food security
✅ Access to clean and sustainable energy
✅ Promotion of Gender equality and equity, and the empowerment of women and girls

The Programme also integrates essential cross-cutting priorities -connectivity and infrastructure, inclusive economic development, and institutional strengthening- to ensure a lasting, regional-wide impact.

Through this regional approach, it contributes to reselience, peace, inclusive growth, and the advancement of deeper regional integration in West Africa.

📢 Procurement Notices

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, with support from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, has published several procurement notices, including calls for experts and individual consultants.

👉 Visit www.ecreee.org
(Opportunities section) to review the full details (PDF) and apply.

En África Occidental, ser una emprendedora se rodea con obstáculos abundantes.

Encontráis en este artículo escrito por Guliana Guasti Martins cómo mujeres de África Occidental hacen frente a los desafíos para prosperar como emprendedoras.

https://elpais.com/planeta-futuro/red-de-expertos/2023-06-30/mujeres-de-africa-occidental-emprendedoras-contra-viento-y-marea.html.

https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/somos-cooperacion/seguridad-alimentaria-reto-africa/6901519/

Seguridad alimentaria, un reto en África Analizamos cómo se promueve la seguridad alimentaria la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID), desde un país en riesgo, Ni...