Memounatou Ibrahima
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The ECOWAS Parliament has called on regional parliamentarians to step up efforts towards ensuring West African women’s financial inclusion and investments to promote female entrepreneurship and economic empowerment. Ibrahima spoke at the the closing ceremony of the parliament’s Third Extraordinary Session and Second Parliamentary Seminar on Wednesday in Lome, Togo. She said that the parliament…
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Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament), Memounatou Ibrahima, has called for speedy reforms in the West African regional bloc to towards ending the crises in the region.
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The Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States’ Parliament (ECOWAS Parliament), Memounatou Ibrahima, has raised the alarm over the impacts of global inflation, recession and insecurity on ECOWAS institutions’ funding. Worried that the financial difficulties currently experienced threaten the execution and realisation of community projects and programs, the Speaker called on ECOWAS member…
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The newly elected Speaker of the Parliament of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament), Memounatou Ibrahima, has pledged to reposition the body for greater recognition and admiration.
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