Senegal Nominates Birame Diop as Candidate For ECOWAS Commission President

The Senegalese government has nominated Birame Diop, a retired air force general and the country’s current minister of the armed forces, as its candidate for president of the Economic Community of West African States. Mr Diop’s nomination was announced in a statement by Senegal’s Ministry of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, on Monday. It explained that Senegal’s…

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ECOWAS Raises Alarm Over Escalating Gulf Hostilities, Warns of Threat to Global Energy and Food Security

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The Economic Community of West African States has issued a formal statement expressing deep concern over the escalating hostilities in the Gulf region, warning that continued military intensification could have serious consequences not only for the Middle East but for global peace, energy markets and food supply chains, particularly across vulnerable regions such as Africa. The communiqué, released in…

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