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ECOWAS needs support to flush out terrorists — President Akufo-Addo.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed confidence that terrorists can be chased out of West Africa and the Sahel Region with the right amount of support to ECOWAS. In that regard, he said West African troops could do the...

Youth, women-related issues dominate ECOWAS 2024 agenda – Dr Tunis.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will focus predominantly on youth and women-related issues in 2024 through its youth Parliament, Dr Sidie Mohammed Tunis, Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, has announced.   According to him, it was time the...

At 2nd ECOWAS Parliamentary Seminar: Let’s stop presidential term extension!!  – President urges African leaders.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the mem­bership of the Eco­nomic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament to speak against the ex­tension of presidential term limits by some leaders to strengthen their grip on power. According to...

ECOWAS Member States Unite Against Trafficking In Persons

The ECOWAS Regional Network of National Focal Institutions Against Trafficking in Persons Plus (RNNI-TIP+) commits to increased collaboration, cooperation and partnership in the fight against trafficking in persons and other related crimes in the region. The Group strongly called for...

ECOWAS holds 50th Ordinary Session of its MSC at Ministerial Level in Bissau

The Fiftieth Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the Ministerial level held in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau on July 5, 2023. In his welcome address, H.E. Dr Omar Alieu Touray, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, highlighted...

Growing terror threat in W/A: Let’s adopt an agenda to stop it …President tasks ECOWAS Security chiefs

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday chaired a high-level conference in Accra to deliberate on the growing threat of terrorism and violent extremism in the West African sub-region. The conference, attended by security experts and international partners, was the maiden...

ECOWAS Security, Defence Ministers commit to address cross border security issues

 The Ministerial Session of the Accra Initiative (AI) ended in Accra yesterday after further delib­erations on the need for joint actions by member States to address cross border security issues. The conference brought together Ministers of Security and Defence of...

ECOWAS threatens Burkina Faso with financial, economic sanctions if…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has threatened to impose financial and economic sanctions against Burkina Faso if the military government fails to set a timetable to return the country to constitutional rule. At an extraordinary summit in...
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“Ghanaians make up a notable portion of US visa overstayers.”

Ghana has emerged as one of the African countries with high visa overstay rates in the United States, according...
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