Also on the agenda of the meeting is a memorandum on the eco, the common currency project for ECOWAS countries, in addition to a progress report on the progress of the different Member States towards the point of convergence of the economies of the zone. .
ECOWAS heads of state and government should also address the issue of implementing a West African “standby force” to fight terrorism.
The summit was preceded by an ordinary session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers, which debated, among others, critical issues that will promote good governance, peace and security, regional integration, improvement of well-being be citizens of the Community.
During this meeting, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray reiterated the Commission’s commitment to advancing the integration and development agenda of the West African region.
On Friday, the authorities of the three countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) announced that their decision to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was “irreversible”, before declaring their ECOWAS country “a visa-free space for all nationals”.
The three member countries of the AES have taken a series of measures to consolidate their Confederation, notably through the signing of a memorandum of understanding relating to the elimination of roaming charges for telephone communications (“roaming”) between their countries .
