Tag: ECOWAS
Okyenhene urges ECOWAS to address nomads-farmers’ conflicts
Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, Okyenhene, has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to help address the perennial conflicts between nomadic cattle...
ECOWAS foreign/justice ministers discuss third states’ accession to ECOWAS Treaty
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration-designate, has opened a meeting of ECOWAS ministers of Foreign Affairs and Justice...
Ghanaian president leaves for G5 Sahel Summit in Chad
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left here Monday for Chad to attend the G5 Sahel Summit in his capacity as the Chairman of...
Kadifo Institute congratulates President Akufo-Addo for his re-election
The Kandifo Institute, a policy think-tank has congratulated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his re-election as the Chairman of the Economic Community of...
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to serve 2nd term as ECOWAS chair
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will serve a second term as chairman of sub-regional bloc the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),...
COVID-19: GRNMA wants all staff tested, income tax waiver reinstated
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has called for the testing of staff at health facilities for COVID-19 as primary sufferers in...
Export application under AfCFTA through ICUMS to start January 18
Application processes through the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) for export under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is to commence on January...
Ghana’s reputation high among comity of nations – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the country’s reputation has risen high among the comity of nations in the last four years.
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Alassane Ouattara sworn in to serve third term as Cote d’Ivoire president
Cote d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara officially inaugurated on Monday his third term as head of Cote d'Ivoire at the presidential palace in Abidjan.
This is...
Businesses returning to normal in Ghana after general election
A week after Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections, businesses are returning to normal in the West African country with shops opened fully for commercial...
UN, ECOWAS caution Ghanaians against democracy-undermining utterances
The United Nations (UN) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),are cautioning politicians in Ghana to be cautious of their utterances on...
ECOWAS condemns killing of farmers by Boko Haram in Nigeria
The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday condemned in strongest terms an attack on farmers in a village in Nigeria's northeastern...
Burkina Faso’s incumbent president wins election
Burkina Faso's incumbent president Roch Marc Christian Kabore has won the November 22 presidential election and secured a second term of office, provisional results...
KAIPTC holds an induction course for ECOWAS states
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has held a five-day Induction Course for Directors and Analysts of National Centres for the coordination...
Polls close for presidential, legislative elections in Burkina Faso
Polls for combined presidential and general elections in Burkina Faso have closed as scheduled at 1800 hours local time on Sunday, and provisional results...
Hunger Project commissions cross-border water project at Feo
The Hunger Project-Ghana (THP-Ghana) in collaboration with THP in Burkina Faso have commissioned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) cross-border water project...
Government committed to ECOWAS integration to spur economic growth
The Government of Ghana is committed to the regional integration process and the implementation of various protocols and policies of the Economic Community of...
Government reiterates commitment to ECOWAS integration
The government is committed to the regional integration process and the implementation of various protocols and policies to improve the living standards of the...
AU urges peaceful means to de-escalate growing tension in Nigeria
The Special Envoy of the African Union (AU) on Women, Peace and Security, Bineta Diop, has appealed to the Nigerian Government to swiftly explore...
NPP will be strategic in international engagements
The New Patriotic Party (NPP)government from January 7, 2021 to January 6, 2025, would adopt strategic international engagements by focusing on economic, commercial and...
KAIPTC lauds ECOWAS for continuous support
Major General Francis Ofori, the Commandant of the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), has lauded the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)...
ECOWAS urges early resolution of protests against police brutality in Nigeria
The Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) has urged the Nigerian government and the protesters to pursue dialogue for an "early and amicable" resolution...
Human Rights Reporters condemn killings of Nigerian protestors, calls on Buhari, ECOWAS, AU et...
The Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) has condemned in no uncertain terms the alleged reports of wanton human rights violations rearing ugly heads in...
President calls for calm in Nigeria
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for calm as the escalating protest by Nigerian youth demanding an end to police brutality threatens...
ECOWAS calls for peaceful presidential elections in Cote d’Ivoire
A monitoring mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday reiterated in Abidjan its call for a peaceful environment in...
Fifth session of Ghana-Switzerland Political Consultations held
The Fifth session of the Ghana and Switzerland Political Consultations has been held, a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional...
Profile of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday formally filed his nomination at the Electoral Commission (EC) to seek another four-year mandate in the December...
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Mali
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted sanctions on Mali following the installation of a civilian-led transitional government, according to a...
ECOWAS Launches Joint Analysis and Response Planning Compendium & R/CRVA Reports
The ECOWAS Commission has launched the Joint Analysis and Response Planning Compendium and Regional and Country Risk Assessment Reports.
This event signifies the...
Tongu Divisional Police Commander, two others taken hostage by secessionists
A group calling itself Western Togoland Restoration Front (WTRF), the political wing of “Homeland Study Group Foundation” seeking independence from Ghana, in the early...