Tag: ECOWAS
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ECOWAS Court dismisses Shatta Wale’s discrimination claim against Ghana
The ECOWAS Court of Justice sitting at Osborne, Lagos State, has dismissed a discrimination claim brought by a Ghanaian musician, Charles Mensah (also known as Shatta Wale), against his country. The court delivered judgment in suit No. ECW/CCJ/APP/25/24.
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ECOWAS Parliament speaker, others decry W/Africa’s high airfares
Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mémounatou Ibrahima and other stakeholders have decried the high fares of traveling by air within West Africa, saying such was inimical to subregional economic growth. They made this known at the opening session of a Delocalised Meeting of ECOWAS Parliament’s Joint
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JUST IN: ECOWAS Bank appoints new Chairman
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has appointed Dr Cassiel Forson, as the new Chairman of the bank.
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Blasphemy laws: We will not be deterred by external pressures – Kano tells ECOWAS court
The Kano State Government has replied the ECOWAS Court of Justice, defending its blasphemy laws against a verdict stating it violate Nigeria’s international human rights obligations. The ECOWAS court’s judgment, which declared certain aspects of the blasphemy laws inconsistent with
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ECOWAS Court rules Kano blasphemy laws contravene Nigeria’s human rights commitments
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has ruled that blasphemy provisions under Kano State law violate Nigeria’s international human rights obligations. The judgment concluded that these laws infringe on the right to freedom of expression as enshrined in
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Military juntas impose 0.5% levy on goods from ECOWAS Nations
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods from Nigeria and other Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member-nations. The development comes as they seek to fund a new three-state union after leaving the larger regional economic bloc, they said in a statement. According to an official statement…
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Liberian president faces $10m lawsuit at ECOWAS Court
Liberian President Joseph Boakai is facing a $10m lawsuit filed before the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria. The suit alleges his involvement in the unlawful suspension and character assassination of Liberia’s Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, Ms. Emma Glassco. The lawsuit claims that in February, President Boakai arbitrarily…
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Sahel States’ withdrawal from ECOWAS placed increased burden on Nigerian military – CAS
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshall Hassan Abubakar, says the recent withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali from ECOWAS has placed more burden on the Nigerian military. Abubakar said this at the opening of the First Quarter Meeting with Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding and Commanders on
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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against FG over shrine destruction
The ECOWAS Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian woman, Lovina Adonor, seeking to compel the Federal Government to pay her reparation for the destruction of her shrine.
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ECOWAS cautious as Mali, B/Faso , Niger exit bloc today
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS becomes effective from Jan. 29th, the commission stated on Wednesday. The commission’s spokesperson, Joel Ahofodji, explained that it is in line with the decision of the