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Justice Edward Asante

October 9, 2025
February 15, 2025

Lagdo Dam Disaster: ECOWAS Court dismisses NGOs’ rights violation claims against Nigeria

The court noted that the first applicant, a Nigerian-registered NGO, claimed to represent public interest but failed to meet the required criteria for public interest litigation.

ECOWAS Court logo/Lagdo Dam
November 15, 2024

ECOWAS Court orders Sierra Leonean govt to pay $30,000 damages

Several victims, including Kargbo, Mohamed Sillah and Alusine Sesay, died as a result of this crackdown.

ECOWAS Court
November 8, 2024

ECOWAS Court dismisses Nigeria’s objection to death row inmate’s trial

They sought the immediate release of Mr Ogueri, who had spent nearly 30 years on death row, and the payment of N55 million as compensation to him.

ECOWAS Court
November 7, 2024

ECOWAS Court orders Sierra Leone to repeal loitering laws

The court, however, ordered each party to bear their own costs in the suit.

ECOWAS Court
June 15, 2024

CCJ digitalisation will enhance transparency, speed in justice delivery: Asante

The court said Mr Asante stated this at a Friday sensitisation and training programme for lawyers on CCJ’s newly introduced ECMS in Accra, Ghana.

ECOWAS court
June 8, 2024

ECOWAS court president promises collaboration towards parliament’s direct elections, independence

He expressed the court’s full support for current efforts to bolster the independence of the ECOWAS Parliament through the direct elections of its members from their respective countries.

ECOWAS court president Edward Asante
June 7, 2024

ECOWAS Court dismisses Liberian’s property rights violation claims

The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit instituted by a Liberian, Jack Rockson, and a company, Global Agriculture Development.

ECOWAS Court dismisses Liberian’s property rights violation claims
March 22, 2022

Enforce ECOWAS Court judgements, Ghana’s Akufo-Addo urges member states

The president said the court’s efforts were being constrained by the poor rate of enforcement, at 30 per cent.

Nana Akufo-Addo