[ECOWAS\UNOWAS\Togo Elections]
The workshop was organized as a follow-up to the joint ECOWAS-UNOWAS mission held in November 2019 and the pre-electoral fact-finding Mission held by the ECOWAS Commission and United Nations.
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UNOWAS
TERRORISM RISING IN WEST AFRICA AND SAHEL REGION SAYS UNOWAS REPRESENTATIVE
[Terrorism\West Africa\Sahel]
Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas: “The past months, we have witnessed a devastating surge in terrorist attacks against civilian and military targets in the region. And humanitarian consequences are alarming.”
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UNOWAS REPRESENTATIVE CONDEMNS SATURDAY TERRORIST ATTACK IN BURKINA FASO
[Burkina Faso\Terrorism]
Saturday’s terrorist acts follow two attacks which occured on Christmas and Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve, 35 civilians and seven soldiers were killed in the village of Arbinda, in the northeast Soum territory along the border with Mali. This was followed by an attack on Christmas which killed eleven soldiers.
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FORMER GUINEA-BISSAU PRIME MINISTER EMBALO DECLARED WINNER OF COUNTRY’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[Guinea-Bissau\Presidential Election]
UNOWAS’ Mohamed Ibn Chambas, welcomes the announcement by the Electoral Commission of the results of the presidential election. He applauds the people of Guinea-Bissau for the successful conduct of the polls and the peaceful atmosphere that prevailed throughout the electoral process.
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LIBERIAN PRESIDENT WEAH FACES INCREASING OPPOSITION AMID COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
[Liberia\President George Weah]
President Weah who took office in January 2018 has recently been facing increasing opposition for his handling of the country’s current economic crisis amid the aftermath of back-to-back civil wars and the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak.
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ECOWAS AND UNOWAS COLLABORATE ON INITIATIVES TO HELP WEST AFRICA AND THE SAHEL
[Afric News\ ECOWAS & UNOWAS]
ECOWAS’ Dr. Remi Ajibewa restated the commitment of the regional organization to collaborating with partners such as UNOWAS, the governments and citizens of West Africa to ensure peace and stability in the region.
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