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Food Safety Seminar for the Media and Consumer Groups 21 Nov 2009 00:40 GMT
... the National Technical Coordinator, said the WAQP is a technical assistance programme implemented by ECOWAS in the Non-UEMOA countries and Mauritania, executed by UNIDO and.funded by the EU. "Its purpose is to strengthen competitiveness and ...
The Answer to Isolation is Expanded Democratisation, Term Limit and Respect for Human Rights [editorial] 21 Nov 2009 00:47 GMT
... or harm to perceived dissidents have put the country in focus in domains like ECOWAS, the US Congress, the Commonwealth and the UN. Foroyaa has published all the developments in the International scene for ...
Nigerian wins Miss ECOWAS peace pageant 19 Nov 2009 13:53 GMT
... Nigeria's Joy Obasi has emerged the winner of the 2009 Miss Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Peace Pageant, a statement reaching here said on Thursday. Ngozika beat 22 other contestants ...
ECOWAS boss gets new job in Brussels 19 Nov 2009 05:10 GMT
... General News of Wednesday, 18 November 2009 ECOWAS boss gets new job in Brussels Accra, ... at the helm of Affairs at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as its President, Dr. Mohamed Ibn ...
ECOWAS Court Rejects Habre's Victims' Request 18 Nov 2009 17:32 GMT
... a complaint with the court of the Economic Community of West African States to block his trial for crimes against ... citing violations of his rights. Tuesday, the ECOWAS court rejected a request by Habre's victims ...

Humanitarian stockpile takes shape - on paper 19 Nov 2009 14:10 GMT
... flown in from Brindisi, Italy, but that is just too far, according to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which is formalizing the region’s first government-operated humanitarian stockpile in Mali’s capital Bamako. The ...
Prosecution Reads Statements By Other Leaders on Taylor 18 Nov 2009 06:52 GMT
... his country's civil war. In a 1992 statement read by lead prosecutor, Brenda Hollis, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders condemned Mr. Taylor's rebel group (the National Patriotic Front of Liberia – NPFL) ...
Guinea crisis may be resolved 17 Nov 2009 10:35 GMT
... Abuja - The west African regional grouping Ecowas on Monday expressed confidence in Burkina Faso's ... who holds the rotating chairmanship of the Economic Community of West African States spoke to journalists after talks with Burkina ...
Ibn Chambas gets top international appointment 19 Nov 2009 15:20 GMT
... Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas The Chairman of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has been appointed Secretary General of the Group of African, ...
Nigerian leader says crisis in Guinea to end soon 17 Nov 2009 09:13 GMT
... for his untiring efforts toward addressing the Guinean problem. "President Compaore, who is the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator and facilitator for the crisis in Guinea, came for a consultation meeting regarding ...

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Belgium: Ghanaian Ibn Chambas appointed Sec Gen of ACP Group 17 Nov 2009 22:40 GMT
... The Chairman of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has been appointed Secretary General of the Group of African, Caribbean ...
2009 Trade Fair Opens [column] 16 Nov 2009 19:56 GMT
... investors and exhibitors in the world of business came from different countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) such as Senegal, Mali, Guinea Bissau,Niger, Benin, Cameroon, Europe and Taiwan; and the traditional ...
'Niger still on the rails' 17 Nov 2009 10:35 GMT
... Lagos - Niger's foreign minister has defended her government's ... or a weakness in it." The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States suspended Niger in the wake of the ...
Niger is still on the rails: Foreign minister 16 Nov 2009 18:16 GMT
... Aichatou Mindaoudou insisted a "real" opposition existed in ... or a weakness in it." The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States suspended Niger in the wake of the ...
Children's rights not yet a reality 20 Nov 2009 16:50 GMT
... call for more funding for children’s access to healthcare, education and social services, say Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) president Mohammed Ibn Chambas and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) West Africa director Gianfranco Rotigliano ...
Global: Children's rights not yet a reality 20 Nov 2009 19:53 GMT
... call for more funding for children�s access to healthcare, education and social services, say Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) president Mohammed Ibn Chambas and UN Children�s Fund (UNICEF) West Africa director Gianfranco Rotigliano ...
West African Mediator to Meet Rivals in Guinea Political Crisis 18 Nov 2009 16:12 GMT
... He is the current chairman of the Economic Community of West African States and says mediation will achieve the desired ... main sports stadium. The violence brought an ECOWAS arms embargo against Guinea and stepped up ...
Press Freedom gains ground in Gambia and beyond 18 Nov 2009 21:52 GMT
... Press Freedom gains ground in Gambia and beyond By ... Last year,� a court for the regional Economic Community of West African States declared Manneh’s disappearance to be in of ...
Compaore to visits Nigeria 16 Nov 2009 07:53 GMT
... Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore will ... currently holds the chairmanship of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States. "Bilateral co-operation and current issues in the ...
Nigeria: ECOWAS Council of Ministers meet 20 Nov 2009 10:21 GMT
... Ministers responsible for ECOWAS Affairs in Member States were due to meet here Friday under the auspices of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers, to set ...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS Convention on small arms comes into effect 20 Nov 2009 14:41 GMT
... The ECOWAS Convention on Light Weapons and Small Arms came into force Friday, after the deposit of the 9th instrument of ratification ...
Jimmy Cliff, Alpha Blondy named ECOWAS Ambassadors 20 Nov 2009 17:12 GMT
... Jimmy Cliff, Alpha Blondy named ECOWAS Ambassadors Awards of ECOWAS Peace Ambassador were given to Alpha Blondy of Coted’Voire and legendary reggae giant Jimmy Cliff. ...
Nigeria: ECOWAS Mediator for Guinea, Compaore, arrives Abuja 16 Nov 2009 21:19 GMT
... The Burkinabe head of State, Blaise Compaore, who is the ECOWAS mediator for the Guinean crisis, arrived in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday afternoon to meet with President Umaru Yar'Adua. Compaore will brief ...
Cyclists storm Lagos today for ECOWAS tour 17 Nov 2009 20:54 GMT
... Cyclists storm Lagos today for ECOWAS tour All the 13 countries from the sub-region to participate in the 1st ECOWAS Cycling Tour are expected to arrive Lagos ...
First Ecowas Cycling Tour Flags-Off November 19 in Lagos 16 Nov 2009 07:52 GMT
... The 1st ECOWAS Cycling Tour has been scheduled to flag off on Thursday, November 19 in Lagos. The tour that will see 72 ...