Sonnie Ayere recognized as ECOWAS Icon societal development
The West Africa Youth Council has recognized Nigeria’s Sonnie Ayere as winner of the ECOWAS Icon of Societal Development for his outstanding humanitarian work and exemplary career as a distinguished financial economist. This award was presented under the African Man of the Year with Nelson Mandela Leadership Award for Excellence & Integrity category. Mr. Ayere […]
ECOWAS parliament calls for investment in agriculture, healthcare to tackle food crisis
By Victoria Ojeme The ECOWAS parliament wants member states to increased their investment stakes in agriculture and health to arrest the worsening food crisis in the bloc following the pandemic. The speaker of the Parliament, Sidie Mohammed Tunis, said this in his closing remarks at the Delocalized Meeting of the ECOWAS Parliament on agricultural production, […]
ECOWAS court fines Guinea for ‘killing protesters’ in 2012
A West African court has found Guinea responsible for the killing of protesters in 2012 and ordered it to pay fines, according to documents seen by AFP Wednesday. Guinea has six months to pay five billion Guinean francs ($510,000/430,000 euros) to each plaintiff for the six people killed in the crackdown, plus three billion francs […]
COVID-19 2nd wave: WAHO warns ECOWAS member states to remain vigilant
The West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO) has warned Member States of the ECOWAS Community to brace up and prepare for the possibility of a second wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. WAHO gave the warning in Guinea Bissau at the ongoing delocalised meeting of Parliament, with the theme: ‘Agricultural Production and Food Security in the ECOWAS […]
ECOWAS Court orders release of ex-members of Mali’s military C’tee
The ECOWAS Court on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of 12 former members of the National Committee for the Recovery of Democracy and the Restoration of the State (CNRDRE) of Mali. The court also ordered the payment of 20 million CFA francs to each of them as compensation for the violation of their fundamental human […]
ECOWAS parliament meets amidst worsening food crisis in region
By Victoria Ojeme The ECOWAS Parliament is meeting in Guinea Bissau to discuss the way forward, as it concerns the food crisis that has hit the region during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA) said over 17 million people in the Sahel and West Africa (7.1 million in Nigeria alone) need food […]
