New Judges of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court Sworn In for Four-Year Non-Renewable Term

APO Group - Africa-Newsroom | 09-10-2026 12:57pm |

The Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government and President of Senegal, H.E. Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, presided over the swearing-in of five new Judges of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice. The ceremony took place in Abuja, Nigeria, on 6 October 2026, for a four-year, non-renewable term. It was attended by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Senegal's Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, and other officials. President Faye urged the newly sworn-in judges in his address.

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