ECOWAS Chiefs to conclude strategic meeting in Accra today
The meeting of ECOWAS Defence Chiefs taking place in Accra enters day two today. The meeting is expected to come up with a concrete decision on the way forward in the Niger crisis. Defence Chiefs from about 10 ECOWAS countries are attending the Accra meeting. Conspicuously absent are Defence Chiefs from Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, […]
Foreign Affairs Ministry commits to strengthen bilateral relations in ECOWAS sub-region
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has affirmed its commitment to strengthen bilateral relations to facilitate economic trade in the West African sub-region. Ambassador Mrs Perpetua O. Dufu, the Coordinating Director, Multilateral and International Organisation of the Ministry, said in the wake of the political insurrection in Niger, the “region is facing challenges […]
ECOWAS to build data on regional cultural heritage sites
Participants at a closing of a capacity building training for lawyers have urged ECOWAS to accelerate the establishment of a system for a regional list of cultural heritage. They also called on ECOWAS to encourage States to implement the Commission’s regional action plan at the national level. ECOWAS, through the Department of Human Development and […]
63rd ECOWAS Session ends; Nigeria’s Tinubu is new Chairman
By Dorothy Agyemang The 63rd ordinary session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Summit has ended with governments being encouraged to assist Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea in transitioning to democratic rule. These are among the concluding issues from the session. President Akufo-Addo described Ghana’s recognition by the WHO in the fight against […]
