Sentences with phrase «economic community of»

acting on behalf of leading NGOs against the Gambia under the human rights provisions of the Economic Community of West African States treaty

Current and recent instructions in the field of public international law include disputes before the International Court of Justice, the ICSID and ICC tribunals, the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, and the domestic courts of the United Kingdom, the Gambia and the Republic of Turkey.

We are calling for applications from English - speaking lawyers based in countries that are members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to participate in a forthcoming litigation workshop on the right to freedom of expression, digital rights, and the Internet.

Commissioner Mimica made the following statement: «The peaceful democratic change in The Gambia is the result of the determination of the Gambian people, as well as the regional and international coordinated efforts of the Economic Community of West African States.

You'll find the relevant documents from the United Nations, as well as those from the various and lesser - known (here) regional organizations, such as the Economic Community of West African States and the South Asian Association for Regional Co-Operation.

Energy consumption and economic growth: Evidence from the economic community of West African States (ECOWAS).

At the first international conference ever held in Guinea - Bissau, deputies from Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) member countries Burkina -LSB-...]

The security situation in Mali and Nigeria has dominated discussions at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) extraordinary one - day meeting in Accra.

The Economic Community of West African States» court has berated the Nigerian Government for always filing fresh motions in a bid to frustrate a fundamental right enforcement suit filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.

Embattled erswhile National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki stepped up his effort to challenge his continued detention without trial since December 2015 by dragging the Federal Government before the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice.

The Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) appointed Buhari the Mediator in Chief on the Gambian political impasse.

President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma has praised President John Mahama's performance as the Chairman of the Regional Body, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), describing him as a decisive leader.

«If this all sounds all very familiar it is because the basic plan for the European Economic Community of 1942 was very similar to the actual European Economic Community that came into existence in 1957 under the Treaty of Rome.»

The 45th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of States and Government starts Thursday in Accra with the menace of Ebola virus expected to feature prominently on the agenda.

The successful mediation process in The Gambia gives true meaning to the relevance of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), former President John Mahama has said in a tweet.

Also, a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, has been in the detention of the same agency since December 2015 despite a judgment of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, ordering his release.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) have pledged their commitment to peaceful and credible general elections in Liberia, scheduled for 10th October.

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) had earlier observed that The Gambia's president - elect Adama Barrow will struggle to govern, if embattled President Yahya Jammeh is forcefully ejected by military assembled by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The United States, Britain, Equatorial Guinea, the European Union, ECOWAS, the Economic Community of Central African States and the Gulf of Guinea Commission will also be represented at the summit which will have the successful conclusion of ongoing military operations against Boko Haram at the top of its agenda, a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina disclosed last week.

Ace lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, has called the member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to reject request by...

«The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which Nigeria is a key member, has accountability, economic and social justice and popular participation in development as part of the fundamental principles in the Revised Treaty ECOWAS.

Buhari said that the deceased would be remembered not only for his dedicated services to his nation, but also to regional and international organisations including Economic Community of West African States, the Commonwealth and the United Nations.

Ghana already allows visa - free travel for citizens of countries belonging to member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)-- a regional economic bloc consisting of 15 countries including Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy.

The delegation headed by Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace laureate and the current chairwoman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), will include Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Sierra Leone leader Ernest Bai Koroma and former President John Mahama.

Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf issued a statement on January 7, 2017 that «Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was closely monitoring proceedings in Gambia's Supreme Court where Jammeh is challenging the poll result.»

Gambian President, Adama Barow has lauded the Economic Community of West African States troops in Gambia, particularly the Nigeria troops for their show of professionalism and regional integration during the peak of Gambian political impasse.

The government also banned the free movement of Cattles across the borders from other Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) member states.

On the Gambian crisis, the Minister added that the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS were working on the matter.

A source with the Senegalese presidency confirmed to AFP that Barrow was in Dakar following consultations with heads of state from the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) at a Bamako summit.

The suspension was announced on Tuesday by Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian president and chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as President Laurent Gbagbo continued to ignore calls and pressure to step down following an election the UN says he lost.

It would be recalled that Buhari and the immediate past President of Ghana, John Mahama as mediator and co-mediator respectively had also been mandated by the Economic Community of West African States to ensure the safety of Gambian President - elect Adama Barrow and ensure a peaceful handover of power on January 19.

Recall that the Economic Community Of West African State, ECOWAS, Court of Justice had in December 2012 ordered the government to hold oil companies and other perpetrators of the environmental damage accountable, ensure reparation for the collective harm done to the communities; restore within the shortest possible time the environment of the Niger Delta; and prevent the occurrence of damage to the environment.

The new headquarters for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will be built by China, the group confirmed in a press statement on Wednesday March 14, 2018.

The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (the ECOWAS Court) presided over by Justice Wilkins Wright has ordered the Federal Government...

For instance, during the recent Presidential election in Liberia, the country's National Electoral Commission (NEC), through the United Nations, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC), which I currently chair, requested the services of INEC staff to sort out issues with their register.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said the Economic Community of West African States is working hard to ensure peaceful transitions.

Government says it is fully prepared for Friday's emergency Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of state meeting in Accra.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday promised that his administration will continue to work with member - countries of the Economic Community of West African States to ensure stability in the sub-region.

Several motorists plying routes around the Movenpick - Ambassador Hotel in Accra are locked up in heavy traffic following the ongoing Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) emergency meeting.

The Executive Director of IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe has criticised the Trades Union Congress (TUC) for condemning the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)'s approval of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

«In the same vein, I wish Nigeria and Ghana to continue to provide the impetus in realising the objectives and ideals of the founding fathers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to ensure security, peace and development of our region,» he said.

This agreement was part of the resolution reached by the Federal Government and other parties in a suit filed on behalf of the victims and adopted on Monday by the Community Court of the Economic Community of West African States in Abuja as its judgment.

Marcel de Souza, commission president for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), said last week that the body had put standby forces on alert.

The 163 page report, which is very detailed on current affairs on the African continent, also mentioned the leader of Togo's main opposition party, the National Alliance for Change (ANC), Mr. Jean - Pierre Fabre, who challenged the incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe 2010 and 2015 but lost as the second most peaceful opposition leader in Africa and the best within the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWA) Sub-region region.

In a welcoming address, the vice chairman of the homeland study group, Mr Gotthold Yao Agra, said the Western Togoland was clandestinely removed at all levels of education in Ghana with the view to creating a vacuum that will consume the identity as a state among United Nations, African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and other international organisations.

According to him, the positive responses he gave and developments after the December 7 general election when he called the winner, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, to concede defeat to him, even before the Electoral Commission (EC) announced the results of the presidential election, constituted a major reason the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) requested him to participate in two missions to Banjul, The Gambia to get Yahya Jammeh to accept the will of the Gambian people and hand over power to Mr Adama Barrow, but which he refused.

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is set to take major action following the recent violent nature of herdsmen.

Ghanaian diplomat and United Nations (UN) Secretary - General's Special Representative to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has denied reports that he has paid a visit to vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in London where he is on a medical leave.

[16] It is a member of the Non-Aligned Movement, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Group of 24 (G24).

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo has indicated that his government is committed to ensuring that Ghanaian businesses flourish to dominate markets within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).