ECOWAS Backs Ghana’s AU Petition Against Xenophobia – Ablakwa

Ghana Wins ECOWAS Backing On Fight Against Xenophobia. Is African Union Next?

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed Ghana’s petition to the African Union (AU) calling for stronger continent-wide measures against xenophobia, marking a diplomatic boost for Accra amid tensions over attacks on foreign African nationals in South Africa. Ghanaian Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced the backing during an ECOWAS Council […]

West African leaders join Ghana in AU push against xenophobia and reparatory justice

By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has formally backed Ghana’s petition to the African Union calling for urgent intervention against xenophobic violence. Meeting in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for the 96th Ordinary Session, the regional body also granted unconditional support to the “Accra Next Steps Commitments on Reparatory Justice.” This consensus signals a unified West African stance on human ri…

ECOWAS takes united stand against xenophobia in South Africa

from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria Bureau ABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE united stance adopted by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against the xenophobic violence in South Africa is altering the continent’s political landscape. This past weekend, Ghana reported that it had received the full backing of fellow regional states for […] The post ECOWAS takes united stand against xenophobia in South Africa first appeared on CA…

ECOWAS backs Ghana’s AU petition against xenophobia – Ablakwa

ECOWAS Backs Ghana’s Anti‑Xenophobia Push, Endorses Accra Reparatory Justice Commitments — Ablakwa Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says the ECOWAS Council of Ministers has thrown its full weight behind Ghana’s petition to the African Union (AU) on xenophobia and has also endorsed the Accra Next Steps Commitments on Reparatory Justice. The minister revealed the development in a Facebook post on Sunday, July 19, while attending me…

Ablakwa commends ECOWAS for fully supporting Ghana's petition to AU against xenophobia

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that the ECOWAS Council of Ministers has declared its full support for Ghana's petition to the African Union (AU) against xenophobia.

ECOWAS Council of Ministers backs Ghana’s anti-xenophobia petition, endorses Accra reparatory justice commitments

The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has declared its full support for Ghana’s petition to the African Union against xenophobia and has also given its unconditional endorsement to the Accra Next Steps Commitments on Reparatory Justice. The announcement was made by Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, after participating in the ECOWAS Council of Ministers meetings in Sierra Leone ahead of the Authority of Heads of State and G…