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July 19, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, at the 69th Ordinary Session of the Authority of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Senator Shettima will join other political and business leaders across West Africa and beyond at the Summit scheduled to take place at the Julius Maada Bio International Confer…

Your Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, The Vice President and Members of Cabinet of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Your Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Representatives of ECOWAS and other International Organisations, Members of the Press, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, I am immensely filled with joy and gratitude for the kind invitation to participate in the official commissioning of t…

State House, Banjul, 19th July 2026: His Excellency President Adama Barrow arrived at Freetown International Airport in Sierra Leone yesterday ahead of the ECOWAS Mid-Year Summit scheduled for today, Sunday, 19th July 2026. Upon arrival, the President was accorded a guard of honour and warmly welcomed by His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, and The Gambia’s High Commissioner to the Republic of Sierra Leone, Her Excellency Claudiana A. Cole. As…

The Summitwill bring together Leaders of the ECOWAS Member States to review the state of regional integration, peace and security, economic cooperation, democratic governance, and other issues affecting the sub-region. President Boakai will join his regional counterparts in deliberating on matters aimed at strengthening cooperation among Member States and advancing collective responses to the opportunities and challenges facing West Africa. The President’s participation reflects Liberia’s cont…

State House, Banjul, 14th July 2026:As Chair of the Summit, His Excellency President Adama Barrow held discussions with H.E. Ambassador Tarig Ali Bakhit Saleh, Assistant Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, in Jeddah. The discussions focused on The Gambia’s leading role in the Rohingya crisis, particularly in advancing the case at the International Court of Justice. President Barrow requested an update on the status of pledges to the OIC for the Rohingya case, as well …