The authorities introducing event of ECOFEST 2024 was hung on Saturday 11 Might 2024 at the Palais de la Society in Abidjan in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. Arranged by the Compensations of the Economic Neighborhood of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), in collaboration with the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, the very first version of ECOFEST will certainly be held from 21 to 28 September 2024 in Abidjan, under the style: ” Society, a stimulant for tranquility, variety and financial and social assimilation in West Africa”.
The goal of this top-level social occasion is to advertise the worths and social identifications of individuals of the Neighborhood for reinforcing local assimilation via the mixing of the area’s populaces. The event likewise intends to introduce a brand-new period in the event of West African multiculturalism and to declare the duty of society as a driving pressure for assimilation, social communication and the socio-economic and social advancement of West Africa.
The 2024 version of this local event was formally introduced by H.E. Mrs Françoise REMARCK, Preacher of Society and Francophonie, standing for H.E. Robert Beugre MAMBE, Head Of State of Cote d’Ivoire, in the existence of H.E. Mrs Damtien L. TCHINTCHIBIDJA, Vice-President of the ECOWAS Payment, Teacher Fatou SOW SARR, ECOWAS Commissioner for Person Advancement and Social Matters, and Mr Mamadu Serifo JAQUITE, WAEMU Commissioner for Person Advancement. A variety of prominent visitors and characters from the West African creative and social globe participated in the vibrant launch, which was noted by speeches, efficiencies by musicians and a choreographic display screen.
The option of Abidjan to hold the first version of ECOFEST is just reasonable, according to the WAEMU Commissioner. According to him, the financial resources of Côte d’Ivoire was the city initially selected by the initiators of this event. “It went to the ECOWAS UEMOA technological secretariat conference on June 4, 2018, in Abuja that we determined to sign up with pressures to execute this job, which has actually gotten on the ECOWAS schedule given that 1987,” added Mr Mamadu JAQUITE concerning the beginnings of ECOFEST.
In her speech in support of H.E. Dr Omar Alieu TOURAY, Head Of State of the ECOWAS Payment, H.E. Madame Damtien L. TCHINTCHIBIDJA thanked His Excellency Alassane OUATTARA, Head Of State of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, and the Ivorian authorities for approving to hold the very first version of ECOFEST. She likewise worried the significance of this event for the West African area in the complying with terms: ” In a common vision of bringing individuals with each other and producing riches from the imaginative markets, the ECOWAS and UEMOA Compensations have actually selected to co-organise ECOFEST to revive the occasion and reinforce exchanges in between West African Participant States. This occasion is meant to be a structure for modern and multidisciplinary exchange that will certainly enhance our wish to much better preserve and advertise West African heritage according to the desires of the Presidents and Federal government.”
In introducing the occasion in support of H.E. Robert Beugre MAMBE, Head Of State of Côte d’Ivoire, Preacher Françoise REMARCK remembered that the choice to host ECOFEST was taken by the Head of state of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, that connects wonderful significance to all campaigns that add to reinforcing local assimilation. For individuals of Côte d’Ivoire,” she stated, ” it gives satisfaction to invite, in a couple of months’ time, the skills of the numerous nations with which Côte d’Ivoire shares the worths of tranquility, social communication and resistance, every one of which add to higher local assimilation in financial and social terms. “Society is the mirror of our cumulative heart, the representation of our practices, our background and our identification. It is full of importance and background, and today we are growing the seeds of an event of the variety of our creative expressions, the splendor of our heritage and the vigor of our modern developments,” wrapped up Preacher REMARCK.
ECOFEST, which will certainly combine the 15 ECOWAS Participant States, consisting of the 8 from UEMOA, will certainly be a chance to devote public authorities, public and exclusive gamers in the social field to advertising the social riches of the West African area.
Dispersed by APO Team in support of Economic Neighborhood of West African States (ECOWAS).
