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Some estranged ECOWAS members taking steps to re-engage – Presidency

Some of the West African nations who asked to leave the Economic Community of West African States after recent military takeovers are reportedly taking steps to reengage with the regional bloc within the six-month window set last December.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, revealed this on Wednesday in Abuja, where he had joined other Presidential aides to see President Bola Tinubu off, as he departed for the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Union’s Executive Council scheduled to hold in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, from February 12 to 16, 2025.

Tinubu’s Addis Ababa engagement would see the Nigerian leader participating in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU Heads of State and, in his capacity as ECOWAS Chairman, provide a detailed report on the bloc’s handling of the situation.

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