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Under previous chairman, Bola Tinubu, the West African economic bloc faced the greatest challenges of its 50-year history.

When the announcement came that President Julius Maada Bio had been appointed as the new Chairman of ECOWAS, many Sierra Leoneans, ...

Held on 22 June 2025 in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, under the chairmanship of H. E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Authority notes the efforts by The Gambia to create a budget line to support its SSR ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio elected ECOWAS Chair • Warns of democratic, economic challenges. • Pledges focus on reform, security, unity. Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was ...

*The Hollow Crown: President Bio’s ECOWAS Chairmanship Amidst Sierra Leone’s Collapse* By: Mohamed Pope Kamara Deputy ...

Monrovia, Liberia – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), through its West Africa Regional Coordinating Centre, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West ...

"The EU has the most transparent interests in Nigeria and Africa because as neighbours, everything that happens here, ...

Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, assumed the Chairmanship of the Authority of Heads of State ...

At the West African Economic Summit in Abuja over the weekend (on June 20 & 21), Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who was also ...

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was chosen on Sunday to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ...