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Boakai receives West African women MPs on trade

By , based on Sierraloaded

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Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai received a delegation of West African women parliamentarians promoting women’s participation in trade and economic development. The meeting took place on 14 and 15 October in Monrovia as part of a regional training programme, according to Sierraloaded.

Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai received Mabinty Funna, a Sierra Leonean member of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in Monrovia to discuss women’s participation in trade and regional economic development, according to Sierraloaded.

Mabinty Funna, who represents constituency 054 in Tonkolili District for the All People’s Congress, was part of the delegation from the ECOWAS Parliamentary Women’s Association. The delegation took part in a masterclass in Liberia on 14 and 15 October on women’s participation in global trade, according to Sierraloaded.

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