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By Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Nigeria’s former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will lead a 250-member ECOWAS Election Observer Mission to Ghana’s general elections scheduled for 7th December 2012 within the context of the region’s instrument for provision of support to Member States holding elections. The ECOWAS team, comprising representatives of various segments of the West African society, ...

By Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) African Press Organization (APO)/ — The ECOWAS Commission welcomes the return of H.E. Dionkounda Traoré to Mali on 27 July 2012 to resume his functions as Interim President of the Transition. The Commission also takes positive note of the address to the nation of 29 July 2012, in which the Interim President, ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is to introduce a single currency in the sub-region by 2020, while it will become effective in English speaking countries in 2015. This was disclosed by the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, at a dinner organized for members of the Administration, Finance and Budget Committee of the organisation after ...

(AFP) – Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara was named the new head of West Africa’s regional bloc, outgoing chief Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria announced Friday before the close of the body’s summit. “For the chairman of the authority we have also unanimously agreed that the President of Cote d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara,” would take over, Jonathan said at a meeting of ...

WELCOME ADDRESS By President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chairman, ECOWAS AUTHORITY AT THE 40TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF ECOWAS ABUJA, 16TH – 17TH FEBRUARY 2012 Your Excellencies Fellow Heads of State and Government Honourable Ministers Chairperson of the African Union H.E. Mr Jean Ping ...