ECOWAS 40th Anniversary Youth Essay Competition

The Commission of the Economic Community of
West African States (ECOWAS) is celebrating 40
years of Integration and cooperation in West
Africa, which has led to the establishment of an
economic union to foster economic growth, raise
the standard of living of its citizens and creation
of better relations among Member States. The
Commission intends to mark this genuine event
through a Youth Essay Competition.
The best two Essays per country in all the
member States will be published as a Book. The three winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd) will be selected
among the total of 30 Essays. The Essays are
aimed at a broad audience and should therefore
be written in a non-technical style.
The General theme of the Book around which all
the Essays should be crafted is: Relevance and
Challenges of Regional Integration in West Africa:
The role of the ECOWAS Community, Citizens,
Member State Governments and Institutions in
enhancing this relevance and in Meeting the
challenges.


- Eligibility and Essay Guidelines

Entrants should be between 16-20
years
The Essays are aimed at a broad
audience and should therefore be
written in a non-technical style.
Abstracts should not be more
than 250 words
Abstracts are to be submitted to
the Selection Committee no later
than April 30, 2015 at the
following address:
fkmohammed@ecowas.int
All submitted articles should
include the full name and contact
details of the author.

Authors of selected abstracts will
be invited by the Selection
Committee to write a full article –
detailed guidelines will also be
provided
Final (revised) draft of the paper
to be submitted by May 15, 2015
Please not that acceptance of an abstract does
not automatically result in the publication of the
final Essay.

All queries and submissions should be sent to:
fkmohammed@ecowas.int with the subject: Call
for Expression of Interest for the Youth Essay
Competition.