Tag: ECOWAS
Harmonise organic agriculture standards to enhance regional trade – Experts tell...
Organic agriculture practice experts say harmonisation of its standards by the 15 ECOWAS member countries will enhance quality trade in certified produce and products...
Conference wants ECOWAS Community Laws included in varsities’ curricula
Participants at a conference organised by the ECOWAS Parliament to mark its 20th anniversary, on Thursday in Lome called for the inclusion of Community...
ECOWAS Virtual Court: Procedure for case filing, hearing, judgment
The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has deployed complete virtual procedure of handling cases without physical presence of parties, following the advent of the...
Nigerian traders flay ECOWAS silence over Ghana’s border closure
Nigerian traders on Wednesday flayed ECOWAS’ silence over the closure of borders by the Ghana government, thus violating the policy on free movement in...
ECOWAS Appeal Court may solve problems of disregard by member states...
Legal luminary, Femi Falana, has advocated the setting up of an appellate division of the ECOWAS Court as a solution for flagrant disregard to...
Good governance, rule of law fundamental to peace, dev. in W/Africa...
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Jean-Claude Brou, says the ECOWAS Community Court should help to promote good governance, rule of law and...
ECOWAS Court key to saving 5.5m displaced W/Africans – UNHCR
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has charged the ECOWAS Court of Justice to save 5.5 million possible displaced persons in West...
Fighting terrorism futile without addressing root causes – ECOWAS
The Vice President of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Ms. Finda Koroma says the only successful way to fight terrorism within the region...
ECOWAS Court: President Asante, Falana call for more judges
The President of the community court of Justice, ECOWAS, Edward Amoako Asante, has called for an upward review of the number of justices for...
AfDB says investments must be tailored to needs of ECOWAS Regional...
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has said the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) investments must be tailored to the needs of...
COVID-19 should not overshadow other health challenges – ECOWAS president
The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, has said COVID-19 pandemic should not overshadow all the other...
ECOWAS Court mulls legal aid fund to help indigent victims
The ECOWAS Court of Justice is mulling setting up a Legal Aid Fund to assist indigent community citizens who cannot afford legal representation, a...
CPPE expresses concern over Benin Republic N9m transit duty
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has expressed concern over the N9 million per truck transit duty imposed by the Benin Republic...
Speaker says, ECOWAS keen on ensuring peaceful democratic process in Cape...
Hon. Sidie Tunis, Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, has said that the regional body was keen on ensuring a peaceful democratic process in the...
Workshop bemoans threats posed to transparent elections in West Africa
Participants at a three-day workshop on the review and institutionalization of the Core Team Approach to ECOWAS Election Observation, have observed that accession to...
Guinea junta brushes off impact of ECOWAS sanctions
The leader of Guinea's recent coup told a delegation of West African leaders he was not concerned about new sanctions imposed by the regional...
ECOWAS resorts to sanctions over Guinea, Mali coups
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday imposed sanctions against the junta in Guinea and those slowing Mali’s post-coup transition.
The imposition...
