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Your Excellency, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea Bissau, Honourable Cabinet Ministers present, Honourable Ministers and Governors of the IMF and World Bank Group, Your Excellency, President of the African Development Bank, Your Excellency, President of the ECOWAS Commission, Representatives of Multilateral and Financial Development Banks, Executive Directors of the African Development Bank, IMF and World Bank Group, Delegates from the Private Sector across the African Continent, Sen…

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…

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…