GIZ Nigeria & ECOWAS

articulate, negotiate and implement its ideas for reform and sustainable development. As agreed between the Nigerian and German governments, GIZ’s activities since is focused mainly on Sustainable Economic Development and Employment, and Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency. Other areas of cooperation include Peace, Reconstruction & Security, and Good Governance. In addition to our bilateral cooperation with Nigeria, we also support the ECOWAS Commission towards the improved management, implementation and monitoring of ECOWAS policy decisions in the areas of economics, trade, and peace & security. A distinctive feature of GIZ’s activities in Nigeria is the high level of financial contributions obtained from other sources - primarily the European Union (EU) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This has made it possible to broaden the scope and intensity of the GIZ Nigeria & ECOWAS portfolio, thereby boosting the effectiveness of German Development Cooperation.