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Name: Economic Community of W. African States

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First Reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 Documents

West Africa: Ecowas Spends U.S.$1.3 Million On Displaced Persons

The ECOWAS Commission has presented 1,320 tons of grains valued at $1.3 million to the Government of Cote d'Ivoire to alleviate the sufferings of some one million people displaced during the country's post-electoral crisis of 2010.The 885 tons of rice ... [ Published 2 hours ago by AllAfrica.com ]

Entities: Economic Community of W. African States, Displaced People, Refugees, Crisis, Displacement

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Boxing

104 man delegation for ECOWAS games in Ghana

The acting Director of Sports Alphan Coker has told Awoko Sports that a 104 man delegation is expected to attend the second edition of the ECOWAS games in Ghana which has been slated for 16 to 24 June 2012.He also revealed that this will be the largest ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Awoko ]

Entities: Ghana, Economic Community of W. African States, Accra, Boxing, University of Ghana

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Handball Team Fired Up

The female junior handball team, Young Black Fingers, is preparing feverishly for a double header- ECOWAS Games and African Zone 3 Challenge trophy scheduled for next month.Currently pitching camp at the First Choice Hotel in Accra, DAILY GUIDE SPORTS ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Modern Ghana ]

Entities: Accra, Economic Community of W. African States, Togo, Benin

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

Nigeria: Jonathan Tasks Defence Chiefs On Security

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday urged Defence Chiefs of West African countries to ensure peace and security in the sub-region.Speaking when he received a delegation of the defence chiefs at the State House, Abuja, Jonathan said the strength of any ... [ Published May 15 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]

Entities: Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Nigeria, Security

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Gambia: NSC Inaugurates New National Wrestling Organising Committee

The National Sports Council on Thursday inaugurated the new National Wrestling Organising Committee at a ceremony held in the Independence Stadium. The Committee, which consists of 21 members is among other things, assigned to organise and coordinate ... [ Published May 15 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]

Entities: Gambia, Economic Community of W. African States, Malang, Ministry of Youth

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Nigeria: FG to Deploy Troops in Guinea Bissau - Defence Minister

The Federal Government is prepared to deploy troops in Guinea Bissau, Minister of Defence, Dr Haliru Mohammed, said on Monday in Abuja.He told newsmen that the Nigerian troops would complement the one battalion of military peace-keepers which the ECOWAS ... [ Published May 15 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]

Entities: Economic Community of W. African States, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Military/Armed Forces

First Reported May 09 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 3 Documents

Economic Community of W. African States

ECOWAS Games postponed

The new dates were agreed during a courtesy call by the ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Gender, Dr. Adrienne Diop on Ghana’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Honourable Clement Kofi Humado, recently.The Minister expressed Ghana’s appreciation ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]

Entities: Economic Community of W. African States, Ghana, Boxing, Nigeria

First Reported May 09 2012 - Updated May 09 2012 - 1 Documents

West Africa: Liberia Commends ECOWAS

The Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Planning of Liberia, Mr. Christopher Wallace, has expressed gratitude to ECOWAS for assisting the country to end a civil war and for capacity building to promote national development.Wallace stated this Monday ... [ Published May 09 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]

Entities: Economic Community of W. African States, Liberia, Christopher Wallace

First Reported May 08 2012 - Updated May 08 2012 - 1 Documents

RLG Communications sponsor renovation of Sports Hall

Accra, May 7, GNA RLG Communications, a pioneer telecommunications assembly company in the country has sponsored the renovation of the Sports Hall of the Accra Sports Stadium for the impending Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Games.The ... [ Published May 08 2012 by Ghana News Agency ]

Entities: Economic Community of W. African States, Accra, Telecommunication

First Reported May 07 2012 - Updated May 08 2012 - 1 Documents

West Africa: Ecowas Heads of State and Government Reaffirm Earlier Decisions On Mali , Guinea Bissau

Heads of State and Government of the regional grouping, ECOWAS, reaffirmed earlier decisions regarding the crisis in Mali and Guinea Bissau following a one-day Extraordinary Summit held in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, on Thursday, May 3. According to ... [ Published May 07 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]

Entities: Economic Community of W. African States, Guinea-Bissau, Mali

First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 04 2012 - 1 Documents

Liberia: President Sirleaf Off to Dakar for Extraordinary Ecowas Summit On Mali and Guinea-Bissau

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, today to attend an Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on the crises in Mali and Guinea-Bissau.This is the second such emergency meetings to be held in eight ... [ Published May 03 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]

Entities: Economic Community of W. African States, Guinea-Bissau, Dakar, Mali, Liberia

First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 1 Documents

Liberia: Athletics Team Gears Up for London 2012 Olympics

The Head Coach of the Liberia national Athletics team says the team is in high spirit for the London 2012 Olympics games. The London 2012 Olympics games are scheduled for July this year. Liberia qualified for the tournament after winning two medals (one ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]

Entities: London Olympics 2012, Liberia, London

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"In spite of its lean resources, the community has intervened variously to provide succour to victims of natural disasters and related crisis in the region, including assistance to victims of the 2009 flood in the country. In January 2010, the Commission released 500,000 dollars to the UN refugee agency, (UNHCR), to assist some 150,000 Ivorian refugees from the crisis in Liberia" he said

West Africa: Ecowas Spends U.S.$1.3 Million On Displaced Persons [AllAfrica.com - 2 hours ago]

She asked for a gymnasium for the sport, saying, "A modern gymnasium that will have a place for handball will push us to greater heights. We need it as a matter of urgency because when we are training and the rains set in, we have to stop."

Handball Team Fired Up [Modern Ghana - May 15 2012]

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104 man delegation for ECOWAS games in Ghana [ Published May 21 2012 by Awoko ]
Handball Team Fired Up [ Published May 15 2012 by Modern Ghana ]
Nigeria: Jonathan Tasks Defence Chiefs On Security [ Published May 15 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]
Gambia: NSC Inaugurates New National Wrestling ... [ Published May 15 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]
Nigeria: FG to Deploy Troops in Guinea Bissau -... [ Published May 15 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]
GABF Chief Worried [ Published May 14 2012 by Modern Ghana ]
ECOWAS Games postponed [ Published May 10 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Second ECOWAS Games now holds June 16 to 22 [ Published May 10 2012 by The Guardian Nigeria ]
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West Africa: Liberia Commends ECOWAS [ Published May 09 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]
RLG Communications sponsor renovation of Sports... [ Published May 08 2012 by Ghana News Agency ]
Gambia: Matarr Jarjue Re-Elected As Wrestling A... [ Published May 08 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]
West Africa: Ecowas Heads of State and Governme... [ Published May 07 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]
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AU suspends Guinea-Bissau [ Published Apr 17 2012 by Eye Witness News ]
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The biggest problem in Sports is Selfishness [ Published Apr 16 2012 by Awoko ]

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