Traore King of West Africa.

Hon.Justice Jerome Traore from Burkina Faso emerges the new President of ECOWAS! Traore emerged president following the reconstituting by judges of the community court at the weekend. Similarly, Justice Micah Wilkins Wright from Liberia emerged Vice President and Honorable Justice Hameye Foune Mahalmadane from Mali as the Dean. Justice Traore, who becomes the first male President of the 15–year old Court, will serve a two-year term with the other members of the bureau. The new President, who replaces Honorable Justice Maria Do Ceu Silva Monteiro whose two year term ended on June 18, 2016 was until his election the Dean of the Court. Under the Regulation approving its organisational structure, the Bureau of the Court is responsible for the Court’s strategic orientation and for supervising its management and administration. It also examines the work programme of the Court and provides the policy guidelines for the court’s annual budget including its management. We are all waiting to see how he will bring restructures and sustainable development to West Africa .