Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been elected the new chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), following the conclusion of the 69th Ordinary Session of the regional bloc held Sunday in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal has been elected chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), taking over the leadership of the 15-member regional bloc at a time of deep political divisions, rising insecurity, and growing uncertainty over its future.
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been elected the new chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), following the conclusion of the 69th Ordinary Session of the regional bloc held Sunday in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Senegal’s ex-president Macky Sall, who is campaigning to become the next UN secretary-general, held a meeting in Dakar Friday with his successor, a visit criticised by the former leader’s detractors.