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ECOWAS Looks at Technical Ramifications of Morocco’s Membership
The Economic Community of West African States is studying the technical ramifications of Morocco’s membership, said Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama. Morocco’s request was accepted “in principle” by leaders of the group known as ECOWAS at a June 4 summit in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, recalled Onyeama. This shows that there is “no hostility” regarding […]



