Suddenly, the ubiquitous torpor is broken as the great man sweeps through with his guests, a delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

突然间，这片死寂被带着客人(来自西非国家经济共同体的代表团)走来的这位伟人打破了。

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It is the first time that the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), whose rulings are binding, has heard a case of slavery.

这也是裁决具有约束力的西非国家经济共同体的社区司法法庭第一次受理奴役的案子。

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Regional outfits, led by the influential 13-country Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), have excluded Mr Gbagbo from their membership.

区域组织，由十三个影响力大国率领的西非国家经济共同体(ECOWAS)，已开除了Laurent Gbagbo的会员资格。

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The French were the most bullish in supporting military intervention by ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), but the scale of the task was recognized as enormous.

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Members of ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, pledged thousands of troops, and the Security Council has urged other nations to contribute forces as well.

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Diplomats expect some 3, 300 troops from seven or eight countries belonging to the regional grouping known as ECOWAS (the Economic Community Of West African States) to arrive in Mali over the next week or so.

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