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Who was the former Chairman of ECOWAS in Nigeria?

Who was the former Chairman of ECOWAS in Nigeria?

Umaru Musa Yar’Adua
Chairpersons

Chairperson Country In office
Mamadou Tandja Niger 19 January 2005 – 19 January 2007
Blaise Compaoré Burkina Faso 19 January 2007 – 19 December 2008
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Nigeria 19 December 2008 – 18 February 2010
Goodluck Jonathan 18 February 2010 – 17 February 2012

Who was the Chairman of ECOWAS?

Jean-Claude Kassi BROU – President of ECOWAS Commission.

Who was the Chairman of ECOWAS in 2016?

President Nana Akufo-Addo of the Republic of Ghana has been elected by the 57th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as the new Chairman of the Authority.

Who is the ambassador of ECOWAS in Nigeria?

Abuja, Nigeria, November 11, 2021 The newly accredited envoys to ECOWAS are H.E. Rupert Sydney Dowu Davies, the High Commissioner of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E. Belarmino Monteiro Silva, the Ambassador of Cabo Verde to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E.

Who is the head of AU?

Chairperson of the African Union
Flag of the African Union
Incumbent Macky Sall since 5 February 2022
Style Excellency
Abbreviation CPAU

Who is Chief Tom Ikimi?

He is a Roman Catholic. He was appointed Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1995. He has been chairman of ECOWAS council of ministers and ECOWAS committee of Nine on Liberia(C-9) from 26 July 1996….Tom Ikimi.

Chief Tom Ikimi
Born April 10, 1944
Residence(s) Edo state
Profession Politician
Website http://www.chieftomikimi.net

Who is the former Chairman of ECOWAS in 2013?

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The former chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Beninese Marcel Alain de Souza (66) died Wednesday in Paris, an official statement issued by the institution and reaching PANA here said.

Who is the vice Chairman of ECOWAS?

Mrs Finda Koroma
Ecowas – Cedeao – Mrs Finda Koroma, the Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission | Facebook.

Who is the present Chairman of ECOWAS 2021?

HE ISSOUFOU MAHAMADOU – CHAIRMAN OF ECOWAS AUTHORITY | Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)

Who is the current chairman of Ecowas 2022?

H.E. President Macky SALL
H.E. President Macky SALL of the Republic of Senegal (Western Region) is the new Chairperson of the African Union for the year 2022.

Who was the first Chairperson of OAU?

Haile Selassie
The Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity served as the head of the Organisation of African Unity, a rotating position….List.

No. 1
Chairperson Haile Selassie
Took office 25 May 1963
Left office 17 July 1964
Country Ethiopia

Who is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs?

Geoffrey Jideofor Kwusike Onyeama (born February 2, 1956) is Nigeria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Who is the current chair of ECOWAS?

President Akufo Addo was appointed ECOWAS Chair in October 2020 at an ECOWAS meeting in Niger on September 7, 2020. He was unanimously elected to take over the mantle of leadership from the President of Niger, His Excellency Mahamadou Issoufou, for a period of one year.

What does ECOWAS stand for?

^ “CCJ Official Website”. ^ a b “Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) | “. ^ “Welcome !”. GIABA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

When did ECOWAS join the African Community?

All current members joined the community as founding members in May 1975, except Cape Verde which joined in 1977. The only former member of ECOWAS is Arabic-speaking Mauritania, which was also one of the founding members in 1975 and decided to withdraw in December 2000.

Which countries are former members of ECOWAS?

The only former member of ECOWAS is Arabic-speaking Mauritania, which was also one of the founding members in 1975 and decided to withdraw in December 2000. Mauritania recently signed a new associate-membership agreement in August 2017.