Press Release
Makeni -21st October 2022
Former President Koroma departs for the first annual retreat of Special Envoys and High Officials of ECOWAS and IGAD
Former President Ernest Bai Koroma has today departed for Banjul to attend the ‘First Annual Retreat for Special Envoys and High Officials of ECOWAS and IGAD on Unconstitutional Changes of Government and Constitutional Transitions.’Africa and West Asia (AWA) Programme of International IDEA (AWA IDEA) is working to revitalize its partnership with African Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and other regional mechanisms. This is particularly important in the context of the shared objective of preventing and addressing challenges of constitutional transitions and unconstitutional changes of government (UCG) all across the continent.
“Given his critical role in supporting ECOWAS and African Union Commission efforts on mediation in constitutional transitions and preventing UCGs,’ former President Koroma will join his peers, policy and good governance experts in the continuous efforts to address the worrying relapse in democratic transitions on the continent.
Hosted at the Coco Ocean Hotel in Bajul The Gambia, the retreat will commence on 21st October and close on 23 October 2022.
For More Information Please Contact:
Sheriff Mahmud Ismail
Special Assistant to Former President Koroma
Tel: +233 76 280 641
Email: info@ebklegacy.com
