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Executive Director of ECREEE meets the Minister for Trade Industry and Energy of Cabo Verde

L - R: H.E. Alexandre Monteiro, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy; Mr. Francis Sempore, Executive Director of ECREEE

The Executive Director of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), Mr. Jean Francis Sempore, paid a visit to H.E. Mr. Alexandre Monteiro, Minister for Trade, Industry and Energy of Cabo Verde at the headquarters of the Ministry in Praia, on October 25, 2022. The meeting provided an excellent opportunity for the two leaders to discuss crucial topics concerning renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy transition, electrification, and green hydrogen.

The Executive Director of ECREEE received in audience by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cabo Verde

L - R: Francis Sempore, Executive Director of ECREEE and H.E. Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cabo Verde

Mr. Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cabo Verde received in audience Mr. Jean Francis Sempore, Executive Director of ECREEE on October 18, 2022. During the meeting, the Minister reiterated Cabo Verde's support for the activities promoted by ECREEE for the development of renewable energies and the promotion of energy efficiency in the ECOWAS Member States. Mr. Sempore, on the other hand, thanked Mr.

The draft regional green hydrogen policy validated by experts from the region

Group Picture: ECOWAS Green Hydrogen Working Group. Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Representatives of Ministries in charge of energy and members of the ECOWAS Green Hydrogen Working Group, met from 19 to 21 October 2022 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, to validate the draft regional policy on Green Hydrogen.

Global network of energy centres calls on COP27 to support regional cooperation as a cornerstone of the climate transition

The Executive Director of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency ECREEE, Mr. Francis Sempore was among heads of Energy Centres who attended the 5th Steering Committee meeting of the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres (GN-SEC). The high-profile meeting was convened by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) with support of the Governments of Austria between 5th and 8th September 2022 at the Vienna International Centre.

ECOWAS Commissioner Economic Affairs and Agriculture pays a courtesy visit to ECREEE

Mrs. Massandjé TOURE-LITSE, ECOWAS Commissioner Economic Affairs and Agriculture and Mr. Francis Sempore, Executive Director of ECREEE

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 / Cabo Verde, Praia: The ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, Mrs. Massandjé TOURE-LITSE, paid a courtesy visit to ECREEE Headquarters in Praia.  Commissioner TOURE-LITSE made the visit while attending the 8th Annual Meeting of the ECOWAS Regional Animal Health Networks (RAHN), hosted by Cabo Verde.

AECID DELEGATION PAYS A VISIT TO ECREEE TO DISCUSS THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Praia September 19th, 2022 – A delegation from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) is currently in Praia on a three-day mission as guest of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE).   

The Executive Director of ECREEE pays a courtesy visit to the Minister of Power of Nigeria

Nigeria, Abuja, 25TH August 2022 - ECREEE Executive Director, Jean Francis Sempore makes courtesy visit to the Nigerian Minister of Power ahead of the 7TH Edition of the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum 2022 (ESEF 2022) scheduled to take place in Abuja in October.

DR. OMAR ALIEU TOURAY ASSUMES OFFICE AS NEW PRESIDENT OF THE ECOWAS COMMISSION

Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, a Gambian National, has assumed office as the new President of the ECOWAS Commission for a four-year tenure. He takes over from Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, an Ivorian National, who has piloted the affairs of the Commission from 2018 till date.

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