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    Continuing the ministers said, "Member states where the ECOWAS passport is not yet in circulation, namely, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Mali and Sierra Leone, should do so as soon as possible. ECOWAS commission should, meanwhile, intensify efforts to fast track the adoption of the community passport by such member states." "That ECOWAS implements a pilot project on modernization and interconnectivity at the border posts on the Nigeria-Benin-Togo-Ghana-Coted'Ivoire axis and that member states abolish residence permits in implementation of decisions of the heads of states and government." Full Article at AllAfrica.com
    Member states where the ECOWAS passport is not yet in circulation, namely, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Mali and Sierra Leone, should do so as soon as possible. ECOWAS commission should, meanwhile, intensify efforts to fast track the adoption of the community passport by such member states.
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 3 weeks ago
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West Africa: Ecowas Security Ministers Call for Check on Corrupt Practices at Borders
  1. That ECOWAS implements a pilot project on modernization and interconnectivity at the border posts on the Nigeria-Benin-Togo-Ghana-Coted'Ivoire axis and that member states abolish residence permits in implementation of decisions of the heads of states and government.
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 3 weeks ago
  2. That there are excessive acts of corruption involving security agencies along international highways and border crossings of member states which impede the free movement of goods and persons.
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 3 weeks ago

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