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ECOWAS Speaker suspends staff recruitment, sets up investigative panel

Dr Sidie Tunis, Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has directed the immediate suspension of staff recruitment.

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Nigeria Threatens To Dump ECOWAS As Recruitment Scandal Rocks Regional Body

Nigeria has threatened to withdraw its membership of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) if the regional body does not suspend the ongoing recruitment exercise as recently directed

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Buhari urges ECOWAS leaders to revisit Jonathan’s report on Mali

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on ECOWAS leaders to revisit the report presented by former President Goodluck Jonathan, the ECOWAS Mediator on Mali, on a transition timetable for the West

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Speaker says, ECOWAS keen on ensuring peaceful democratic process in Cape Verde, Gambia

Hon. Sidie Tunis, Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, has said that the regional body was keen on ensuring a peaceful democratic process in the Republic of Cape Verde and the

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You can’t prosecute People using Twitter- ECOWAS Court stops Buhari

Following the law suite filed by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has restrained the government of President Muhammadu Buhari from prosecuting Twitter

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Insecurity, our greatest challenge- Nigeria delegation tells ECOWAS Parliament

The insecurity situation in the country was the trust of the report presented Thursday by the Nigeria Delegation at the ongoing Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament meeting

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ECOWAS Parliament: S/Leone Delegation says country enjoying Press freedom under president Bio

Republic of Sierra Leone delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament has informed the parliament that the current regime of President Julius Maada Wonie Bio has done so well in improving press

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Mali: Akufo-Addo says ECOWAS will resist anti-democratic forces in the region

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has stated that ECOWAS will resist any act that tend to threatens or stalls the process of entrenching Democracy across the States in the region.

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ECOWAS Parliament: Liberia VP pushes for more women representatives

The Vice President of Liberia, Jewel Taylor has pushed for increased women representation in the ECOWAS parliament stressing that it is improper for the body to have less than the

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Ghana President calls for concerted efforts to tackle terrorism in West Africa

The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government and President of Ghana, Nana Akuffo-Addo has lamented increased cases of terrorism activities in

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