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Faye inherits a fractured bloc following the formal exit of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger into the AES.

The summit focused on restructuring regional defense architectures and advancing the critical African Atlantic Gas Pipeline project.

Leaders pushed forward digital market integrations while firmly condemning recent Afro-phobic attacks against migrants in South Africa.

Senegal Secures Double Ecowas Leadership Trump As Faye Elected Chairman

Senegal secured total ECOWAS leadership as President Faye became Chairman and General Diop won the Commission presidency.

Faye inherits a fractured bloc following the formal exit of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger into the AES.

The summit focused on restructuring regional defense architectures and advancing the critical African Atlantic Gas Pipeline project.

Leaders pushed forward digital market integrations while firmly condemning recent Afro-phobic attacks against migrants in South Africa.

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