Senegal has nominated Birame Diop, a retired air force general and the country’s current minister of the armed forces, as its candidate for ECOWAS president.
He urged African countries to develop indigenous technologies to drive implementation of data protection laws.
Naval chiefs of the ECOWAS member states recently convened in Accra to strengthen the Combined Maritime Task Force in response to growing threats in the Gulf of Guinea.
The agency noted, “During the eight-week operation, investigations exposed scams linked to over USD 45 million in financial losses.”
The West African Examinations Council has announced the full implementation of its digital certificate services system, WAEC DigiCert, across its five member countries.
Mr Ejodame assured that personnel onboard were safe and the aircraft was fully serviceable.
ECOWAS announced that the policy was adopted in December 2024 but finalised modalities for its implementation for January 2026.
Mr Shettima also reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening the strong partnership between both nations.
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has tasked African nations with creating jobs and blocking revenue to secure the continent’s economic future.
With the validation complete, the bill will be presented to the Cabinet and the National Assembly for enactment into law.
