The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved the appointment of new persons to fill its strategic statutory positions and specialised institutions from 2026 to 2030.
This is contained in a communique on Tuesday at the end of the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Lungi, Sierra Leone.
The new appointments include five commissioners for the ECOWAS Commission, five judges for the ECOWAS Court of Justice, an auditor-general of ECOWAS institutions and a director-general of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO).
“The Authority endorses the recommendations from the Ninety-Sixth Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers relating to statutory appointments to positions in Community Institutions for the period 2026–2030,” it said.
The new judges of the ECOWAS Court are Awa Bah (The Gambia); Charlyne Brumskine (Liberia); Désiré Aihou (Benin); Henrietta Didigu (Nigeria); and the current Chief Register of the ECOWAS Court, Yaouza Ouro-Sama (Togo).
