ECOWAS Court to deliver judgment in Charles Taylor’s unpaid pension suit
ECOWAS Court to deliver judgment in suit filed by former Liberian President, Dr Charles Taylor over his unpaid pension and other benefits on Friday.
On the panel for the case are Justices Dupe Atoki, Mohamed Sengu Koroma and Ricardo Claudio Monteiro...
BARR ANENE-MAIDOH: An institutional memory of ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
*By Paul Ejime -
At the recently concluded 2023 International Conference of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice held in Banjul, the Gambian capital, the sobriquet “CR,” was frequently used by participants, particularly Judges, Ministers, and legal acolytes from within...
ECOWAS steps up plans on effective management of displaced persons
By Grace Audu (HEALTH CORRESPONDENT) –
Effective management of returning African migrants, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and asylum-seekers in the ECOWAS region is engaging the attention of experts who are gathered in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja to try to find workable...
Discours DG Atelier plan de contignece personnes deplaces dans l’espace CEDEAO
Au nom de toute l’équipe de l’OOAS, Permettez-moi de vous souhaiter la chaleureuse bienvenue à l’Atelier d’élaboration d’un plan de contingence pour la gestion des personnes déplacées dans l’espace CEDEAO. Nous sommes ravis de vous avoir parmi nous aujourd'hui...
40 killed in two terrorist attacks in NW Burkina Faso
About 40 people, including army auxiliaries, were killed over the weekend in two terrorist attacks in northwestern Burkina Faso, sources said Tuesday.
The first attack targeted an armed convoy near Bourasso in the Boucle du Mouhoun region Saturday, said the...
ECOWAS @48, still battling peace and security challenges
By Paul Ejime -
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), one of Africa’s foremost Regional Economic Communities (RECs) clocked 48 years on 28th May 2023.
The late Prof Adebayo Adedeji of Nigeria, who played a pivotal role in the...
The Commonwealth names Osinbajo leader of next month’s Sierra Leone election observer group
By David Iorja (ABUJA)
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has accepted the offer of The Commonwealth to lead the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) constituted by its Secretary-General, the Rt. Hon Patricia Scotland KC to observe the general elections in Sierra...
Odinkalu charges African countries to ratify Malabo protocol against unconstitutional change of Govt
*By Paul Ejime (BANJUL) -
Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, Professor of human rights and former Chair of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission has charged African governments to ratify the 2014 Malabo Protocol, which prescribes prosecution and punishment of politicians, soldiers and...
ECOWAS Conference discusses regional security, human rights, credible polls
By Paul Ejime (BANJUL)
The International Conference of the ECOWAS Community Court on Zero Tolerance for unconstitutional change of governments in West Africa continued in Banju,l the Gambia capital on Tuesday with presentations on several sub-themes including the ECOWAS Mechanism...
Gambia hosts ECOWAS Court of Justice 2023 International Conference on zero tolerance for unconstitutional...
By Paul Ejime (BANJUL)
With more seven failed and successful military coups within three years and the rapid erosion of democracy in member States, the ECOWAS region appears to be living up to a notorious reputation as the “coup zone”...
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Namibia confirms presence of COVID-19 variant in genomic sequencing results
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant identified in South Africa is now present in Namibia, an official confirmed on Thursday.
Ben Nangombe, Executive Director of Namibia’s Health...
