Ecowas Appoints Senegal's Birame Diop to Drive Regional Reforms
Diop takes over as Ecowas seeks reforms, security funding and support for its standby force after the bloc lost three members.
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Radio France Internationale
Ecowas appoints Senegal's Birame Diop to drive regional reforms
West African leaders have appointed Senegal's former defence minister, General Birame Diop, to lead the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) Commission, placing a military figure with extensive UN peacekeeping experience at the helm as the bloc seeks to recover from the departure of three member states.
West Africa: Ecowas Appoints Senegal's Birame Diop to Drive Regional Reforms
West African leaders have appointed Senegal's former defence minister, General Birame Diop, to lead the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) Commission, placing a military figure with extensive UN peacekeeping experience at the helm as the bloc seeks to recover from the departure of three member states.
The summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opens on Sunday 19 July in Lungi, near Freetown, Sierra Leone, in a context marked by important security, political and economic challenges for the subregion. For Senegal, this meeting is of particular importance. General Birame Diop is approached to take over the chairmanship of the ECOWAS Commission. Former Minister of the Armed Forces und…
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