June 19, 2013
Cape Verde News
UN, INTERPOL to work on drugs, weapons in West Africa
February 13, 2012A top United Nations official and the Secretary General of International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), Ronald Noble, have agreed to work jointly against transnational crimes in West Africa.
New ECOWAS Commissioners take up posts
February 7, 2012Six new Commissioners of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have assumed duty at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.
They replace some of the pioneer Commissioners whose four-year tenure ended on 31 January 2012. The tenure of the pioneer seventh Commissioner, Dr. Adrienne Diop, will end in June 2012.
Cape Verde ex-Pres Pires wins US$5m leadership prize
October 10, 2011This year’s Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership valued at US$5m has been won by former Cape Verde President Pedro Verona Pires.
Cape Verde lauded for peaceful election conduct
August 23, 2011The Director of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) West Africa office, Dr Deo Barakamfitiye, has lauded the smooth conduct of the presidential elections in Cape Verde, which saw an opposition candidate winning.
Ex-Cape Verde Prexy leads fight against malnutrition
July 23, 2011The Former President of Cape Verde, António Manuel Gomes Monteiro has committed to serve as special envoy for the West African Work Group, an umbrella organization of groups fighting against malnutrition in the sub-region.
West Africa: Govts, private sector urged to invest more in midwives
June 21, 2011Governments, private sector and midwives in West Africa have been urged to invest more in midwifery to make the profession more attractive so as to get more people drawn to it.
Senegal: 2nd ECOWAS T21 long-term planning course underway
June 21, 2011The second training course in long-term planning using the T21 model technique for the 15 ECOWAS Member states is underway in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.
Senegal: Symposium to strengthen ECOWAS Court opens
June 7, 2011A symposium on the enforcement of judicial decisions by the ECOWAS court is underway in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.
ECOWAS Citizen’s Union appeals for residence permit fee reduction
May 30, 2011ECOWAS citizens living in Liberia are appealing to relevant authorities of the sub-regional bloc to establish a harmonized structure for resident permit fees across member countries.
African countries need viable election management bodies
May 23, 2011The Executive Director of the African Governance Monitoring Project (AFRIMAP), Ozias Tungwarara, says there is need for West African countries to engage in a long-term sustained process of transforming electoral management bodies into viable institutions.
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