ECOWAS Parliament meets in Monrovia on region’s security, political situation

The ECOWAS Parliament has announced that it would hold its first Extraordinary Session of 2022, to discuss the security and political situation of the sub-region from March 8 to March

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Ukraine reports deaths of over 2,000 civilians in war with Russia

At least 2,000 civilians have died since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the Ukrainian state emergency service says. Ten emergency responders were among the dead, it said in a

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We must ‘learn from history’, UN Human Rights Council President says

As the conflict in Ukraine deepens and the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva is gearing up to hold its annual month-long session, which begins

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EU may ban trade in Russian state bonds, sanction hundreds of people

EU diplomats and officials on Tuesday said EU sanctions on Russia could include blacklist on politicians and officials, a ban on trading in Russian state bonds, import and export ban

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ECOWAS Speaker seeks improved trade relations between W/Africa, Morocco

The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis, has harped on the need to boost trade relations between West African nations and the Kingdom of Morocco to boost economic growth.  Tunis made this known while addressing the

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Burkina Faso President Kabore detained in military camp – sources

West African diplomat and four security sources reported on Monday that Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has been detained at a military camp by mutinying soldiers. Kabore’s detention came after

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ECOWAS withdraws ambassadors in Mali, shuts borders

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to withdraw all its ambassadors from Mali and close land and air borders between member-countries and Mali. This resolution was

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ECOWAS: Osinbajo arrives Accra for Summit on Mali crisis

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo  has arrived in Accra, Ghana, to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The meeting,

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Taliban bars house-to-house polio vaccinations in 19 provinces

A nationwide polio vaccination drive scheduled for Monday across Afghanistan, is only taking place in 15 of the country’s 34 provinces. The Taliban-led government said the remaining 19 were too

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Donald Trump drops off Forbes’ 400 richest Americans

Former U.S. President Donald Trump was not included on the annual Forbes 400 ranking of the wealthiest Americans. Forbes said Trump is now worth an estimated 2.5 billion dollars, leaving

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