Month: August 2024

 Rampant raiding, revenge killings, and hate speech have ignited a wave of violent clashes in South Sudan's Tonj region, causing immense harm to communities. The surge in intercommunal clashes has recently led to the loss of at least 18 lives and forced over 3,000 people, including women, children and the elderly, to flee their homes. To prevent further violence and support reconciliation and peacebuilding, a joint mission comprising representatives from […]

 The Government of Liberia (GoL) and the European Union (EU) convened on August 13, 2024, for the 12th EU-Liberia Partnership Dialogue. The Dialogue was co-chaired by H.E. Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liberia, and Ambassador Nona Deprez, Head of the EU Delegation to Liberia. During the Dialogue, the Government of Liberia expressed its profound gratitude to the European Union for its unwavering support as a key partner in […]

 The Vice-Chair of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Damtien Larbli Tchintchibidja, has praised the long-standing and excellent cooperation between the West African regional organization and the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. During an official visit by the foreign ministers of the Nordic   countries to the headquarters of the ECOWAS Commission, in Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, Ms Tchintchibidja […]

 The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), meets in Abuja on August 14, 2024, to boost partnerships. The UNHCR high-level delegation led by Mr. Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Ms. Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection and Mr. Abdouraouf Gnon-Konde, Director, Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa were at the ECOWAS Headquarters […]

 The world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy™, was welcomed back to Freetown yesterday in a partnership between international charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) and the Government of Sierra Leone to deliver more than 1,400 life-transforming surgeries and continued training opportunities for Sierra Leonean healthcare workers.   The Global Mercy departed the country in June after spending the previous ten months performing 1,979 life-changing surgeries for 1,728 patients and training 145 […]

 On the third day of the ECOWAS Field Monitoring and Evaluation Mission in The Gambia, the delegation visited the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) where cash transfer was being conducted to further assess the ongoing humanitarian efforts following the 2022 flood disaster. The delegation, which included key representatives from ECOWAS, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA), and Catholic Relief Services (CRS), engaged with local officials and […]

 The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development Chairperson, Mr Xola Nqola, has expressed his concern about conflicting reports on the access to the Zondo Commission investigation database. “These reports are extremely concerning as it deals with state capture and millions and millions of rands stolen from the South African people. Every South African wants to see justice in these matters and the money returned to the state coffers in […]