{"id":97491,"date":"2015-03-08T12:34:46","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T12:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=97491"},"modified":"2015-03-08T12:34:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-08T12:34:46","slug":"deal-with-terrorism-before-it-spreads-to-ghana-hannah-tetteh-to-ecowas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=97491","title":{"rendered":"Deal with terrorism before it spreads to Ghana- Hannah Tetteh to ECOWAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ms. Hannah Tetteh, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has called for concerted efforts by ECOWAS member countries in the fight against terrorism in West Africa.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;uaC4bUiTXq3K7jgAHXFI2QGoN4j1LrBF&#8221;]&#8221;We need to help our sister countries deal with the threat of terrorism before they travel down to us and also share security intelligence among ourselves,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Tetteh said this during the launch of the 40th Anniversary of ECOWAS slated for April-December 2015 under the theme: &#8220;40 Years of Regional Integration in West Africa: Whither Africa?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria is one of the African countries which has been greatly affected by the activities of islamist militants[Bokoharam].<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram has waged a five-year insurgency to carve out an Islamic state in the northeastern part of \u00a0Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The militant islamist group, has also\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/10\/11\/cameroon-says-27-boko-haram-hostages-released\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong> launched attacks<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>on other countries including Cameroon and Chad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conflicts in\u00a0Nigeria\u00a0and Mali<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She said those perpetuating religious conflicts in Nigeria and Mali were doing it for their own selfish reasons and not for Islam, as Islam is a religion of peace.<\/p>\n<p>She said ECOWAS members had started working on a common Identity Card for all members of the sub-region in order to boost free movement and minimise the challenges associated with doing business.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Tetteh expressed satisfaction with ECOWAS for drawing up a framework that would enable it to intervene in conflict areas in the sub-region and in Africa generally.<\/p>\n<p>She said there were a lot of informal trade taking place within the ECOWAS sub-region which needed to be documented and streamlined to enable ECOWAS to benefit more.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the activities earmarked for the celebration in Ghana include national stakeholders retreat, essay competitions, media discussions, sensitisation workshops, beauty contest, dinner dance and awards night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ms. Hannah Tetteh, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has called for concerted efforts by ECOWAS member countries in the fight against terrorism in West Africa. 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