President Umaro Embalo elected Chairman of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray is new President ECOWAS Commission

Wed, Jul 6, 2022

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THE 61^st Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held on July 3, 2022, in Accra, Ghana.

The Heads of State considered reports from the Council of Ministers meeting, which held from June 30 to July 01, 2022 in Accra and other issues affecting the region.

Among the decisions taken at the session was the election of Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of The Republic of Guinea-Bissau as the Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, he took over from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana.

Also announced was the appointment of Omar Alieu Touray of the Republic of The Gambia as the new President of the ECOWAS Commission, who will replace Jean-Claude Kassi-Brou of the Republic of Cote D’Ivoire on July 11, 2022.

Tags: ECOWAS Jean-Claude Kassi-Brou Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Omar Alieu Touray Umaro Sissoco Embaló

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