11/12/2025
𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞!!
𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫; 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐮𝐛 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
The Liberian Government and ECOWAS Commission have officially signed an agreement to host the ECOWAS Youth Development Center.
The agreement seeks to position Liberia as a regional hub for youth and sports development while strengthening its role in promoting cooperation, leadership training, and integration across West Africa.
Liberia won the bid to host the ECOWAS Youth and Sports Development Centre, a key regional institution under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
The decision was reached recently, following a competitive selection process initiated by the ECOWAS Commission considering recent institutional relocations triggered by the withdrawal of some Member States from the regional bloc.
Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti and Foreign Ministry’s team who led Liberia’s bid to host one of the vacated ECOWAS institutions, signed on behalf of the Liberian government on Thursday, while expressing deep appreciation and a renewed sense of national pride especially to ECOWAS member states.
Liberia had expressed interest in hosting three of four ECOWAS institutions namely, West Africa Health Organization (WAHO); ECOWAS Youth & Sports Development Centre and Water Resources Coordination Centre (WRCC) previously located in Member States that have exited the regional bloc.
Of the 12 countries eligible to bid, Côte d’Ivoire was selected to host WAHO, Guinea will host the WRCC, and Guinea-Bissau will host the RAHC, indicating that Liberia’s selection as host of the ECOWAS Youth & Sports Development Centre marks a significant achievement in its regional engagement and diplomacy.
Foreign Minister Nyanti mentioned that hosting ECOWAS Youth & Sports Development Centre will not only enhances Liberia’s standing in the ECOWAS community but also promises long-term benefits in the areas of youth engagement, education, sports diplomacy, job creation, and regional visibility.
Minister Beysolow Nyanti however reaffirmed Liberia’s readiness to ensure a smooth and timely transition of the Centre’s operations and infrastructure to Monrovia and calls upon development partners and stakeholders to support the next phase of implementation.
She added that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to identify and optimize every opportunity for repositioning and rebranding Liberia.
