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Everyone Is Losing It Over The Trump Admin Planning To Burn Enough Food To Feed 1.5 Million Kids For A Week

Everyone Is Losing It Over The Trump Admin Planning To Burn Enough Food To Feed 1.5 Million Kids For A Week

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According to reports, taxpayers are footing the burning bill.View Entire Post ›See the Story

Africa: Us, AU, Ecowas, Others Hail Buhari As a Champion of Democracy, Integrity

Muhammadu Buhari · Nigeria

Africa: Us, AU, Ecowas, Others Hail Buhari As a Champion of Democracy, Integrity

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Security: ECOWAS Finalises Training Blueprint for...

Security · Abuja

Security: ECOWAS Finalises Training Blueprint for...

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has begun the final move to put a standby force in place to combat insecurity in West Africa with the commencement of deliberations on the training policy to be adopted for the force. At the meeting in Abuja were security experts and technocrats from 12 ECOWAS member states. The ECOWAS standby force which was activated to address the rising insecurity in the sub-region is yet to be fully active, though it ha…See the Story

MRA Calls On Federal Government To Implement ECOWAS Court Judgment On Blasphemy Laws - Swift Reporters

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to take urgent measures to implement and give full effect to the April 9, 2025 judgment of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, which declared aspects of Kano State’s blasphemy laws a violation of Nigeria’s obligations under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Urging the Government to promptly comply w…Human Rights · Kano See the Story

ECOWAS Court Adjourns Ghana’s Chief Justice’s Case for Ruling

Accra, July 15, GNA – The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has adjourned for a ruling on an application for provisional measures filed by Ghana’s Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo. The application, suit No. ECW/CCJ/APP/32/25, seeks suspension of ongoing removal proceedings and her reinstatement with full entitlements, pending determination of the substantive […] The post ECOWAS Court adjourns Ghana’s Chief Justice’s …ECOWAS · Ghana See the Story

The Effects Of Reciprocating Residence Permit Fees With Mighty Nigeria And Other Ecowas Countries: A Serious National Security Concern – The Standard Newspaper

The recent proposal to reciprocate residence permit fees with Nigeria and other ECOWAS member states demands scrutiny, particularly from a national security standpoint. While the principle of reciprocity aligns with sovereign equity, equality, and regional fairness, its implementation must be guided by a well-calculated strategy that safeguards The Gambia’s internal security.First, such a policy shift could have unintended consequences without r…ECOWAS · Guinea See the Story

ECOWAS Clears Liberia, Guinea of H/Rights Violation Claims

In a case of enforced disappearance and human rights violations, Liberia and Guinea were cleared by the ECOWAS Court of Justice. Despite the applicant's claims, the court ruled there were procedural defects.ECOWAS · Liberia Read Article

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Hosts Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bank Delegation, Commits to Strengthen Regional Investment Collaboration

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Hosts Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bank Delegation, Commits to Strengthen Regional Investment CollaborationECOWAS · Sierra Leone Read Article

Akufo-Addo, Jonathan, Others Arrive London to Accompany Buhari's Body Home

By Lizzy Chirkpi Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan and Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo have arrived in London to coordinate arrangements for the return of the late President Muhammadu Buhari’s body to Nigeria. Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s civilian president from 2015 to 2023 after a previous tenure as military Head of State between 1983 and 1985, died in a London hospital on Sunday following reported complications from age-rela…Muhammadu Buhari · Nigeria Read Article

West Africa: Ecowas Chairman Bio Condoles Tinubu, Nigeria Over Buhari's Exit

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Sierra Leone's President Julius Bio, Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, has condoled President Bola Tinubu, Nigerians, and the Buhari family over Buhari's death.Muhammadu Buhari · Nigeria See the Story

Application to ECOWAS Court: Chief Justice is adding insult to injury – Ansah-Asare

Former Ghana School of Law Director, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has cast doubt on the viability of the Chief Justice’s case at the ECOWAS Court, calling it a misguided attempt to override Ghana’s well-established legal processes. Ansa-Asare argued that Ghana’s rules of evidence and court procedure are based on local laws not ECOWAS standards and cannot simply […]ECOWAS · Ghana Read Article

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