Niger has secured more than 60.6 billion CFA francs (about $105 million) in fresh financing from a regional development bank, highlighting how members of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) continue to access key regional institutions despite their split from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a fresh drive to strengthen evidence-based governance across the region.
West African leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to launching the ECO single currency in 2027, adopting a phased approach that will allow only member states meeting the bloc’s macroeconomic convergence criteria to join the monetary union at its launch.
