competence to adjudicate on any dispute relating to the following: “Analysis of disputes between the Community and its officials.” 128. On the other hand, Article 73 of the ECOWAS Staff Regulations provides that “(…) at any stage of the case, the Community Court of Justice is the final court of appeal”. 129. Therefore, in view of the grounds invoked and based on the aforementioned norms, this Court concludes that it has jurisdiction to adjudicate the instant cause. IX – ADMISSIBILITY 130. The admissibility of the instant case must be verified from the application of Article 10 (e) of the Protocol on the Court, A/P1/7/91, in the wording given by Additional Protocol A/SP.1/01/05 of 2005, which states that: “Staff of any Community Institution, after the Staff Member has exhausted all appeal processes available to the officer under the ECOWAS Staff Regulations.” 131. And from Article 73 of the ECOWAS Staff Regulations it follows that: “Differences between a staff member and his/her supervisor shall be settled as early as possible and in the simplest and most respectful way. If a staff member and supervisor cannot resolve a difference after a good-faith effort, they shall refer the problem to the next highest supervisor for resolution, and escalate the grievance upwards if it cannot be resolved at lower levels, until it reaches the Head of Institution. Throughout the process, the Head of 24