US EditionSierra Leone’s President Bio to be the next ECOWAS chairman with region in turmoil
- On Sunday, June 22, 2025, at the 67th Ordinary Session held in Abuja, Nigeria, Julius Maada Bio, the leader of Sierra Leone, assumed the role of Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority, succeeding Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.
- Bio succeeded President Bola Tinubu, whose two-year tenure included being first elected on July 9, 2023, and re-elected in 2024 amid regional challenges and leadership speculation.
- Bio pledged to prioritize reestablishing constitutional governance, enhancing democratic institutions, strengthening regional security cooperation, promoting economic integration, and improving the credibility of ECOWAS’s institutions.
- Bio highlighted ongoing challenges such as extremist violence, government instability, illegal weapons trafficking, and drug-related issues, while also noting that Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger departed from ECOWAS following military takeovers and resulting sanctions.
- The leadership transition suggests an emphasis on continuity and reform as ECOWAS faces severe security and economic challenges across West Africa’s most affected regions.
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67th Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Summit: H.E. Julius Maada bio, President of Sierra Leone, is the new chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government for a one-year term
67th Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Summit: H.E. Julius Maada bio, President of Sierra Leone, is the new chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government for a one-year term
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