What to Know About the West African Economic Summit Seeking Regional Reform

What to know about the West African economic summit seeking regional reform

The 69th ECOWAS summit was held on July 19th in Freetown, Sierra Leone.The outgoing Chair of the ECOWAS Conference of Heads of State and Government, Julius Maada Bio, set the tone by calling for “far-reaching changes” within the West African economic organisation.The meeting was also marked by the Senegalese Head of State taking up the rotating presidency of ECOWAS, as well as by strong criticism from Guinea, which condemned the sanctions impose…

69th ECOWAS Summit: President Mahama calls for renewed ECOWAS unity, dialogue and action to advance regional integration

By Celestine Avi and Seth Eyiah President John Dramani Mahama has called on ECOWAS member states to deepen cooperation, maintain dialogue and move beyond policy commitments to the effective implementation of regional decisions that directly improve the lives of citizens. Addressing the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Sierra Leone, President Mahama said peace, economic transformation, technology, …