22/06/2025
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio Succeeds President Tinubu As ECOWAS Head
Sierra Leone Presiden Julius Maada Bio has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), succeeding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria.
President Bio promised to prioritize democracy, security cooperation, economic integration and institutional credibility.
“We are still confronting insecurity in the Sahel and coastal states, terrorism, political instability, illicit arms flow and transnational organized crimes continue to test the resilience of our nations and the effectiveness of our institutions,” he said.
A new upheaval task is on President Bio to bring back the Alliance of Sahel States, which comprises Mali, Burkina Faso to ECOWAS. All three Sahel nations left ECOWAS and created their own regional bloc, the Alliance of Sahel States.
Can President bring security and economic prosperity to ECOWAS and bring back the Sahel States to the West African bloc?
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