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Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, 2 July 2026– His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio, Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has presided over the official commissioning of the new ECOWAS Headquarters in Abuja, describing the landmark facility as a symbol of West Africa’s shared ambition and calling on regional leaders to transform five decades of integration into greater prosperity, security and opportunity for more t…

Lomé, Republic of Togo, 3 July 2026– His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has called on African leaders to transform global crises into opportunities for continental renewal, urging the continent to become an active architect of the emerging global order rather than a passive victim of geopolitical events. Addressing the Extraordinary Conference of the African Political Alliance (APA) in Lomé under the theme “Africa and the Middle East Crisis: Impacts, Challenges and Strategic Response…

State House, Banjul, 3rd July 2026:The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, and his delegation have commended His Excellency President Adama Barrow for The Gambia’s strong macroeconomic performance, particularly the economic growth, domestic resource mobilisation, and ongoing reforms in state-owned enterprises and public procurement. The commendation was made during a meeting today at State House, where President Barrow received the AfDB delegation for a briefing…

July 3, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has congratulated the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, on his unanimous re-election as Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation Council during the organisation’s 147th and 148th Council Sessions in Brussels. President Tinubu described the re-election as a historic endorsement of Adeniyi’s visionary leadership and Nigeria’s growing stature in global customs administr…

July 1, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on Wednesday reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to transforming Nigeria’s infrastructure landscape with the flag-off of Section I of the Akwanga–Kaduna–Jos segment of the 700-kilometre Akwanga–Bauchi–Gombe–Biu–Maiduguri Superhighway, describing it as another milestone under the Renewed Hope Agenda. The President, who was represented at the ceremony by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Co…

July 2, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the opening of the new headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States in Abuja will renew the commitment to regional integration, peace, industrialisation and shared prosperity across West Africa. He called the new building a symbol of renewal, of resilience, and of confidence in the future of ECOWAS and urged a shift from regional market to regional production base. Speaking at the commissioning of …

President of the Republic of Seychelles, Dr Patrick Herminie, this morning welcomed the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, to State House during a courtesy call held as part of Seychelles' 50th Jubilee celebrations. President Herminie expressed his appreciation to H.E. Youssouf for the honour of attending the nation's Golden Jubilee celebrations. During their meeting, the two leaders discussed the various challenges facing African countries, with particular…