“The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) and the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) organized a workshop under the theme
‘Enhancing the Operationalisation of the ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Framework’ (ECPF). The two-day workshop was based on the following objectives: Share and discuss the findings of the policy research on the level of awareness about the ECPF among policymakers in the four ECOWAS member states; Discuss opportunities and challenges towards the implementation of the ECPF at the
ECOWAS and state levels; Discuss the extent to which ECOWAS can be supported by various stakeholders in the implementation of the ECPF; Discuss how awareness and ownership of the ECPF can be raised at the level of member
states; Formulate policy recommendations to guide the implementation of the ECPF.”
