President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to emerge as the next chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday, July 8, 2023, ahead of the Sunday, July 9, 2023, meeting of the heads of state of the regional political and economic bloc.
The Nigerian leader is expected to take over from President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau.
Diplomatic sources made this known to journalists.
The 63rd ordinary session of the authority of heads of state and government will take place in Bissau, capital city of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari previously held the position in 2018.
The First Outing
Tinubu will be making his first international outing on the African continent at the ECOWAS meeting.
He attended the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by French president, Emmanuel Macron, in Paris, France, in June.
The summit of the ECOWAS heads of state is expected to address memoranda on pressing sub-regional issues.
They include a report of the 50th ordinary session of the mediation and security council covering security challenges faced by the member countries.
Report of the 90th ordinary session of ECOWAS council of ministers on the financial situation of the body.
The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), as well as a report on the status of transition in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea.
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It was formed in 1975 and currently has 15 member states with a combined population of 387 million and nominal GDP of $816 billion.
The member states are:
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo.
