The ECOWAS Court of Justice has appointed Cape Verde’s Justice Ricardo Gonçalves as its new president.
He was alongside Sierra Leone’s
Justice Sengu Koroma, from Sierra Leone who elected as the Vice president.
The elections was held during a session and attended by the five judges from the college.
Justice Gonçalves will take over from Justice Edward Asante, who held the presidency for six years, while Justice Koroma takes over from Ivory Coast’s Gberi-bè Ouattara in the vice-presidential role.
