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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:13:07 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ECOWAS Peace Ambassador urges greater empowerment for the youth]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The reigning ECOWAS Peace Ambassador, Ms Hyeladzirra “Zirra” Banu, has called on ECOWAS governments and institutions to empower and create more opportunities for the youth as part of efforts to promote peace and stability and facilitate the region’s development.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ECO-index.html">Economy</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:54:02 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ECOWAS, America's GE partner on regional integration projects]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS and America’s General Electric (GE) Corporation are to explore areas of cooperation, including in energy projects and infrastructure development, to boost regional trade integration, PANA reported Friday, quoting a press statement from the ECOWAS Commission.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ECO-index.html">Economy</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:08:19 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ECOWAS defence Chiefs seek West African Command for UN mission in Mali]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/ECOWAS-defence-Chiefs-seek-West-African-Command-for-UN-mission-in-Mali--12-871088-100-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The 12,800-strong UN stabilization force which is to replace the African-led Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) should be commanded by a West African, in recognition of the region's track record, a sub-committee of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) has proposed.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:20:24 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ECOWAS member states tasked on youth employment]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/ECOWAS-member-states-tasked-on-youth-employment--12-871055-100-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS member states have been urged to establish a mechanism for monitoring and evaluating the efficacy of their National Youth Employment Plans in responding to the youth employment challenges facing the region.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 08:39:43 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ECOWAS sympathises with Nigeria over pilots' death]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-100-lang2-index.html">Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/ECOWAS-sympathises-with-Nigeria-over-pilots--death--12-870813-100-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, has sent a condolence message to Nigeria’s President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, over the death of two Nigerian Air Force fighter-jet pilots who died while providing support to the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA).<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 08:36:56 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA['ECOWAS, partners make irreversible progress in Mali']]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-100-lang2-index.html">Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/-ECOWAS,-partners-make-irreversible-progress-in-Mali---12-870812-100-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS and the international community have made irreversible progress in Mali by freeing the north of the country from the grip of terrorists and securing its territorial integrity, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, has affirmed.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 17:50:16 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ECOWAS defence chiefs meet in Abidjan over Mali ]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-100-lang2-index.html">Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/ECOWAS-defence-chiefs-meet-in-Abidjan-over-Mali---12-870784-100-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The modalities for the transformation of the Africa-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) into a UN Mission will be discussed at a two-day meeting of the sub-Committee of the ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS), opening in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on Saturday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 15:09:24 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Stakeholders want ECOWAS peace support initiatives well funded]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-100-lang2-index.html">Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Stakeholders have called for uninterrupted funding for and sustainability of ECOWAS peace support initiatives, especially the resettlement and rehabilitation of thousands of conflict-displaced persons in the region, according to an ECOWAS press statement, received here Tuesday by PANA.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:38:43 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Rights campaigners seek prosecution of violators at Community Court]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/Rights-campaigners-seek-prosecution-of-violators-at-Community-Court--12-870034-100-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - West Africa’s human rights institutions have called for the prosecution of human rights violations at the Community Court of Justice.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:00:20 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Donor support for ECOWAS Peace support projected hailed]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/Donor-support-for-ECOWAS-Peace-support-projected-hailed--12-869894-100-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Participants at a just-ended stakeholders’ forum in Monrovia, Liberia, have lauded the multi-million-dollar donor support to the ECOWAS for Peace and Development Project (PADEP) for promoting the culture of peace, integration and providing vital humanitarian assistance to populations displaced by conflicts in the region.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:56:45 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ECOWAS justifies role in Malian crisis]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/ECOWAS-justifies-role-in-Malian-crisis--12-869866-100-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Justifying its involvement in the crisis in Mali, the West African sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, attributed the current global interest in the country to the untiring efforts of West African leaders.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:03:49 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Efforts to enhance power of ECOWAS Parliament gather steam]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-100-lang2-index.html">Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/Efforts-to-enhance-power-of-ECOWAS-Parliament-gather-steam--12-869847-100-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A road map that will ultimately result in the adoption of a Supplementary Act to enhance the powers of the ECOWAS Parliament has been adopted at a multi-disciplinary meeting of experts which ended in Accra, Ghana, at the weekend.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:56:19 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ECOWAS ministers discuss implementation plan for Abidjan-Lagos highway]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-100-lang2-index.html">Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/ECOWAS-ministers-discuss-implementation-plan-for-Abidjan-Lagos-highway--12-869566-100-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Ministers of Works/Road Infrastructure, Transport, Finance and Justice from Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo, rose from a one-day meeting here Monday, agreeing on an implementation plan for the construction of a proposed highway linking Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, to Lagos, Nigeria.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ECO-index.html">Economy</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:27:14 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ECOWAS election observer mission gets database]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-100-lang2-index.html">Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/ECOWAS-election-observer-mission-gets-database--12-869449-100-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  The Electoral Assistance Division of the ECOWAS Commission has been presented with a database that will house records of all professionals in the region in the areas of Election monitoring and evaluation.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:35:18 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Experts meet in Accra to consider enhanced powers for ECOWAS parliament]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-100-lang2-index.html">Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/Experts-meet-in-Accra-to-consider-enhanced-powers-for-ECOWAS-parliament--12-869353-100-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Ms Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, has tasked experts charged with developing a mechanism for wider powers of the ECOWAS Parliament to come up with concrete proposals that will enable the institution influence community legal instruments.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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