{"id":9652,"date":"2014-03-29T12:23:47","date_gmt":"2014-03-29T12:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=9652"},"modified":"2014-03-29T12:23:47","modified_gmt":"2014-03-29T12:23:47","slug":"youth-employment-will-end-terrorism-ecowas-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/03\/youth-employment-will-end-terrorism-ecowas-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth employment will end terrorism \u2013 ECOWAS President"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9656\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9656\" style=\"width: 408px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/13475565534_1d3d886357_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9656\" alt=\"Kadre Ouedraogo is President of the ECOWAS Commission \" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/13475565534_1d3d886357_b.jpg\" width=\"408\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/13475565534_1d3d886357_b.jpg 408w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/13475565534_1d3d886357_b-293x300.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kadre Ouedraogo is President of the ECOWAS Commission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadr\u00e9 D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Ouedraogo says the war against terrorism in the West African sub-region can only be won through good governance and eradication of youth unemployment.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged that the war against terrorism will \u201ccertainly be won through military actions; nonetheless, the long term solution to fighting terrorism is economic development and youth employment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ouedraogo was addressing heads of state at the 44th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and government on going in Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n<p>The two-day summit will see the heads of state discussing a wide range of issues related to greater integration, transformation and prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the ECOWAS heads of states, Mr. Kadr\u00e9 D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Ouedraogo cited the activities of Boko Haram in Nigeria which has killed thousands of Nigerians over the years.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThe atrocities of the Boko Haram sect in northern Nigeria that we strongly condemn is indeed a stack reminder of the need to embark on some preparation efforts at the regional level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, democracy and the respect of human dignity is another avenue through which governments can combat terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>He called for the deepening of regional integration \u201cwhile giving due attention to peace and stability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/osamidan\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @osamidan<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadr\u00e9 D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Ouedraogo says the war against terrorism in the West African sub-region can only be won through good governance and eradication of youth unemployment. 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