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President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana and Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government has called for concerted actions by member countries to effectively tackle insecurity in the region.
Mr Akufo-Addo made the appeal on Saturday during the 58th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, which was held virtually.
He said that the sub-region continued to face critical security challenges with deadly terrorist attacks in Mali, northeastern Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Niger, as he condemned the attacks in the region and community.
“We sympathise and extend our deep condolences to affected countries and the families of the victims.
The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has asked member states not to be despaired in the face of the devastating effect of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the continent.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has noted that the new variant of the coronavirus in West African is heightening and worsening the exogenous shocks affecting the region.
He said this during the Virtual Summit 58th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, On Saturday, 23rd January 2021.
Mr Akufo-Addo told the ECOWAS that 2020 was a particularly difficult year in ECOWAS’ history and that of humanity, because of COVID-19.
“The pandemic has not spared any sector of our social, economic, humanitarian, financial, and security life. It continues to be even more devastating, particularly with the onset of the ‘second wave’, and the outbreak of a new variant of the virus in most parts of the world. Its negative impact has heightened and worsened the exogenous shocks affecting our region. The pandemic has brought in its wake unprecedented