Cabo Verde hosts the 65th meeting of the ECOWAS Audit Committee

Praia, 28 September (Inforpress) – From today, 28 September, to 2 October, Cabo Verde is hosting the 65th meeting of the Audit Committee of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the city of Praia to examine the audit reports.

According to the Auditor-General, Carla Bettencourt, the meeting will serve to review the progress made in implementing the recommendations issued by the Council of Ministers from its 89th to 96th sessions.

He added that the meeting provides an opportunity to agree on targets for their implementation, with a view to strengthening accountability, transparency, good governance and the accountability of senior leaders within ECOWAS institutions.

This meeting falls within the remit of the Audit Committee, which is due to be renewed this coming November, thereby forming the 5th Audit Committee, comprising Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana and the reappointment of the same representative from Senegal, in order to ensure continuity within the Audit Committee.

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