Judicial leaders elected to international cybercrime and ECOWAS bodies

Justice Angela Aseye Attachie, a judge at the Adenta Circuit Court and Queen Mother of Ho Bankoe, has been elected to the Bureau of the Council of Europe’s Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY). Her election received formal support from the United States, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. The T-CY Bureau is responsible for guiding the priorities of the committee, which works to implement the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime to facilitate international cooperation on electronic evidence and digital threats.

In West Africa, Charlyne M. Brumskine, a Liberian lawyer, has been sworn in as the President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice. Justice Désiré Henri Aihou of Benin was elected as Vice-President. The new leadership, which includes judges from The Gambia, Nigeria, and Togo, will serve a four-year mandate ending in 2030. This transition coincides with the implementation of the Court’s Strategic Plan 2026–2030, aimed at improving judicial efficiency and regional access to justice.