59th Academy of Country Music Awards - Texas -

59th Academy of Country Music Awards - Texas -

Kassi Ashton attends 59th Academy of Country Music Awards at Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star, Frisco, Texas, USA, on May 15, 2024. Photo by Media Punch/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Academy of Country Music Awards - Texas -

59th Academy of Country Music Awards - Texas -

Kassi Ashton attends 59th Academy of Country Music Awards at Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star, Frisco, Texas, USA, on May 15, 2024. Photo by Media Punch/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)AUSTRALIA-ADELAIDE-FIFA-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP H-KOR VS MAR

(SP)AUSTRALIA-ADELAIDE-FIFA-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP H-KOR VS MAR

(230730) -- ADELAIDE, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sarah Kassi (L) of Morocco vies with Lee Geummin (C) of South Korea during the group H match between South Korea and Morocco at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Adelaide, Australia, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Chen)

(SP)AUSTRALIA-ADELAIDE-FIFA-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP H-KOR VS MAR

(SP)AUSTRALIA-ADELAIDE-FIFA-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP H-KOR VS MAR

(230730) -- ADELAIDE, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sarah Kassi (R) of Morocco heads the ball during the group H match between South Korea and Morocco at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Adelaide, Australia, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Chen)

(SP)AUSTRALIA-ADELAIDE-FIFA-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP H-KOR VS MAR

(SP)AUSTRALIA-ADELAIDE-FIFA-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP H-KOR VS MAR

(230730) -- ADELAIDE, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sarah Kassi (R) of Morocco vies for a header during the group H match between South Korea and Morocco at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Adelaide, Australia, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

ECOWAS eases economic, financial sanctions on Mali

STORY: ECOWAS eases economic, financial sanctions on Mali DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ECOWAS heads of state 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEAN-CLAUDE KASSI BROU, President of the ECOWAS Commission 3. various of ECOWAS meeting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEAN-CLAUDE KASSI BROU, President of the ECOWAS Commission 5. various of ECOWAS meeting 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JEAN-CLAUDE KASSI BROU, President of the ECOWAS Commission STORYLINE: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) late Sunday announced to ease its economic and financial sanctions on Mali. Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, the president of the ECOWAS Commission, announced during the closing press conference of the 61st Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in the Ghanaian capital. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEAN-CLAUDE KASSI BROU, President of the ECOWAS Commission "The Malian authorities have taken steps in term of passing the electoral accord and also t

Guinea Bissau president elected as new chairman of Economic Community of West African States

STORY: Guinea Bissau president elected as new chairman of Economic Community of West African States DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:00 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Various shots of ECOWAS heads of state 2. Shots of Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embalo 3. Various shots of ECOWAS meeting 4. SOUNDBITE (English): JEAN CLAUDE KASSI BROU, ECOWAS Commission president 5. Various of the heads of state STORYLINE: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday elected Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embalo, the president of Guinea Bissau, as its new chairman. Embalo was elected during the 61st Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Accra, the Ghanaian capital. He will replace Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Ghanaian president, who had been the chairman since September 2020. SOUNDBITE (English): JEAN CLAUDE KASSI BROU, ECOWAS Commission president "President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of Ghana, who is also the chair of authority, since Sep

ECOWAS rejects 36-month transition proposed by Guinean military leaders

STORY: ECOWAS rejects 36-month transition proposed by Guinean military leaders DATELINE: June 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the meetingSOUNDBITE (English): JEAN-CLAUDE KASSI BROU, ECOWAS Commission President STORYLINE: The leadership of an economic bloc in West Africa rejected a proposal by the military leaders of Guinea for a 36-month-long transitional period, the body's commission said late Saturday. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou said ECOWAS delayed the implementation of sanctions on Guinea following a military coup last year because the Guinean leaders had asked for some time to present a timetable for transition. SOUNDBITE (English): JEAN-CLAUDE KASSI BROU, ECOWAS Commission President "Meanwhile, the Guinean authorities have announced a 36-month transitional timetable. But the Authority of the Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS considered that 36 months is not acceptab