By Danicius Kaihenneh Sengbeh The ECOWAS technical gathering in Conakry, Guinea, was not just another regional meeting of tax officials and development partners. It was a conversation about how West Africa can save lives, reduce disease and raise the revenue needed for development.

CONAKRY, Guinea, 10 August 2026 — The West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) has called for stronger regional cooperation, greater harmonisation of excise duty policies and more effective tax administration measures as ECOWAS Member States meet in Conakry, Guinea, to review the ECOWAS Directive on excise duties applicable to tobacco

[Abuja, Nigeria, July 16, 2026] – Fifteen years after the establishment of the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF), the Forum’s Secretariat has reconnected with its founding Chairperson and initiator, Mrs. Ifueko M. Omoigui Okauru, as WATAF prepares to mark a major institutional milestone and advance a new phase of

 [Abuja, Nigeria, July 14, 2026] – The Secretariat of the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF), led by its Executive Secretary, Mr. Jules Tapsoba, on Monday (July 13) paid a courtesy working visit to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,

Abuja, Nigeria | 8 July 2026 – The West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) and the ECOWAS Directorate of Taxation and Customs have reaffirmed their commitment to advancing a common regional agenda for stronger tax administration, enhanced domestic revenue mobilisation, and sustainable economic development across West Africa.

Abuja, Nigeria – 7 July 2026 – The West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) and the West African Union of Tax Institutes (WAUTI) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening regional cooperation on tax administration, tax professionalism, and institutional capacity development following a high-level working meeting held at the WATAF Secretariat