This was contained in a 10-page communiqué signed at the close of the 47th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS held in Accra, Ghana this week.
In the communiqué, the Authority reaffirmed its support for economic recovery plans prepared by the three Ebola-affected countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and welcomed the relevance of plans which focus primarily on the resumption of essential and welfare services, economic infrastructure, and food security.
The Authority called on the international community and all ECOWAS development partners to massively support the economic recovery efforts of the three countries, according to the communiqué.
It indicated that as an exemplification of support to those affected countries’ economic recovery efforts, the Authority decided to write-off the debt of US$20 million of the Republic of Guinea, arising from a loan for the development of its energy sector.
The communiqué noted that the Summit welcomed the declaration of the end of the Ebola epidemic in Liberia and commended President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for the exemplary way she led her country throughout this challenging period.
ECOWAS also commended the determined steps taken by Guinea and Sierra Leone to significantly contain the spread of the epidemic and hoped that these member states will ultimately eradicate the disease, the communiqué pointed out.
“This positive trend notwithstanding, the Authority underscored the need to maintain a high level of vigilance,” the communiqué said.
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ECOWAS Pledges Support To Post-Ebola Economic Recovery
21 May 2015, 7:57 pm Written by Joseph Toe, LINAMONROVIA, May 21 (LINA) -The Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have embraced efforts to launch and successfully complete the post-Ebola reconstruction of the economies of affected member states.
This was contained in a 10-page communiqué signed at the close of the 47th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS held in Accra, Ghana this week.
In the communiqué, the Authority reaffirmed its support for economic recovery plans prepared by the three Ebola-affected countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and welcomed the relevance of plans which focus primarily on the resumption of essential and welfare services, economic infrastructure, and food security.
The Authority called on the international community and all ECOWAS development partners to massively support the economic recovery efforts of the three countries, according to the communiqué.
It indicated that as an exemplification of support to those affected countries’ economic recovery efforts, the Authority decided to write-off the debt of US$20 million of the Republic of Guinea, arising from a loan for the development of its energy sector.
The communiqué noted that the Summit welcomed the declaration of the end of the Ebola epidemic in Liberia and commended President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for the exemplary way she led her country throughout this challenging period.
ECOWAS also commended the determined steps taken by Guinea and Sierra Leone to significantly contain the spread of the epidemic and hoped that these member states will ultimately eradicate the disease, the communiqué pointed out.
“This positive trend notwithstanding, the Authority underscored the need to maintain a high level of vigilance,” the communiqué said.
LINA JGT/TSS/PTK