Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, on Monday in Niamey, Niger Republic emerged the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS).
His appointment took place at the 57th summit hosted by the outgoing ECOWAS Chairman, President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger at the Mahatma Gandhi International Conference Centre.
Akufo-Addo’s aappointment was announced by Ghana’s Information Ministry with a tweet on its Twitter handle, “President @NAkufoAddo has just been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit, which is being held in Niamey, capital of Niger.”