On March 23, at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Summit in Nigeria,[16] a "One Thousand Women March" was organized by peace activists in West Africa. They wore white T-shirts[16] and represented countries across West Africa including Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo. They issued a press release and presented a position statement to the ECOWAS Heads of State.[17]