The Economic Community of West Africa, ECOWAS, has lost two senior officers within its ranks.
The officials Prof Leopoldo Amado, ECOWAS Commissioner for Education, Culture, Science & Technology who died in Dakar on Sunday after a brief illness, according to official sources.
The Professor who is from Guinea Bissau, joined ECOWAS in 2018 as one of the 15 Commissioners at the 15-nation regional economic bloc.
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The cause of his death is unclear, but it follows the death on Jan 7th of the ECOWAS Commission’s Secretary General Dr. Nelson Magbabdeola in Abuja.
Dr. Magbagbeola, a Nigerian, will be buried this week.