President Akufo-Addo elected ECOWAS chairman
Jonas Danquah 
Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
He was elected at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit, which is being held in Niamey, capital of Niger.
Akufo-Addo replaces the Nigerien President, Muhamadou Issoufour as the ECOWAS chairman.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is scheduled to give his acceptance speech later at the ongoing summit per reports from ‘citifmonline’
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President Akufo-Addo on Monday, September 7, 2020 led the Ghanaian delegation to the meeting, which is discussing matters pertaining to the COVID-19 situation in West Africa, the ECOWAS Single Currency Programme, and the political impasse in Mali.
Additionally, the leaders were also expected to consider reports form the 44th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council at the Ministerial Level, and the 84th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers, which preceded the Summit.
