Africa
By Paul Ejime
GAMBIA’S Omar Alieu Touray will be unveiled as the new President of the ECOWAS Commission at the Accra Summit on Sunday, 3rd July. He replaces Ivorian Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, at the helm for the past four years.
The regional leaders are also expected to elect a new rotational Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority to succeed Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, who has served for almost two years.
Touray will be heading a seven-Commissioner Commission, down from the wasteful 15-member structure.
With 3 member States under army rule, how will the new management tackle the critical challenges facing the 15-nation regional bloc, such as the telling leadership and institutional deficiencies, resurgence of military incursions & regression of democracy in the region?
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