Beninese magistrate Désiré Henri Aïhou elected ECOWAS court vice-president
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle TribuneOur method
Beninese magistrate Désiré Henri Aïhou was elected vice-president of the ECOWAS Court of Justice for a two-year term on 13 October 2026 in Abuja. Liberian Charlyne M. Brumskine became president of the court, which interprets regional treaties and settles disputes, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Beninese Désiré Henri Aïhou was elected vice-president of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for a two-year term. The institution’s judges appointed its new leadership on 13 October 2026 in Abuja, Nigeria, also electing Liberian Charlyne M. Brumskine as president, reports La Nouvelle Tribune.
A career magistrate specialising in public finance, Désiré Henri Aïhou headed the chamber responsible for overseeing public companies at Benin’s Court of Auditors. He was appointed a judge of the ECOWAS Court of Justice in July 2026 at a summit of heads of state. This reorganisation came a few days after five new judges were sworn in on 6 October, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
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