Month: June 2024

[[{"value":"It’s not the first time Esther Keji has made an appearance on Radio Miraya. The young South Sudanese student has made several appearances on Radio Miraya, operated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, sharing her opinions on the experiences of young people in this troubled country as well as messages of peace. Today, she had a new experience: interviewing the leader of the powerful United Nations General Assembly, […]

[[{"value":"In 2014, the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government endorsed the machine-readable ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card (ENBIC) as the official travel document to replace the previous hand-written ECOWAS Travel Certificate. This transition was aimed at enhancing safe, secure, and well-organized intra-regional mobility within the ECOWAS region. In order to promote the ENBIC and facilitate its successful implementation, the ECOWAS Commission initiated advocacy and sensitization campaigns in Member […]

[[{"value":"The 300-level International Relations Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, embarked on a significant visit to the Lagos Liaison Office on 5 June 2024. This visit was a part of their curriculum and a crucial step towards awarding a BSc. (Degree) in International Relations. Their visit was further motivated by their 2024 field trip theme titled Military Intervention in Politics and the Future of Democracy in West Africa. The […]

[[{"value":"At a brief ceremony held in Abuja on Thursday 13 June 2024, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation handed over cheques totalling almost $2 million to the World Food Programme and the Nigerian Red Cross Society. The funding was made available by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which asked the ministry to coordinate the project. Professor Fatou SOW SARR, ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development […]

[[{"value":"The Sahel and West Africa Club’s Policy Steering Group (PSG) met in Paris (France) on 04 and 05 June 2024. The ECOWAS Commission was represented by Mrs Massandjé TOURE-LITSE, Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture. The Commissioner was accompanied by Mr HEMOU P. Dedou, Permanent Representative of ECOWAS in Brussels, Mr Alain TRAORE, Director of Agriculture and Rural Development and Mr DIABATE Bazoumana, Executive Assistant. During the meeting, members examined […]

[[{"value":" African governments should accelerate plans to guarantee free quality education from preschool through secondary education before 2030, Human Rights Watch said today on the African Union (AU)’s Day of the African Child, June 16, 2024. Africa is the region with the world’s highest out-of-school population. In 2021, 98 million children and older adolescents of primary and secondary school age were out of school. The majority of pre-primary-age children are unable to access early childhood education. Although significant […]

[[{"value":"President William Ruto has arrived in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, for a high-level meeting to forge peace in Ukraine. More than 100 Heads of State and Government are attending the two-day conference. It aims to map out first steps toward stability in the Eastern European nation. The Saturday and Sunday meeting will chiefly discuss Kyiv’s proposed 10-point peace plan to end the Ukraine-Russia conflict. In the Summit, President Ruto will speak on […]