ECOWAS Tackles Piracy, Elections & Food Crisis
Abuja, Feb. 17, 2012
Piracy, elections, and a possible food crisis are topping the agenda at the summit of the Economic Community of West Africa States, underway in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.
Heads of state are also to select a new chairman to replace incumbent Nigerian, President Goodluck Jonathan.
The summit kicked off with a meeting of the ministerial level of the Economic Community of West African States, a regional economic coalition of 15 countries, on Wednesday.
Key issues at the ECOWAS summit include the worsening humanitarian situation in the Sahel region, piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, reform in Guinea-Bissau and upcoming elections in Senegal, Mali, Sierra Leone and Ghana.
Incumbent chair of the Commission, President Goodluck Jonathan, noted that the economic community of West African states must speed up efforts towards the emergence of its monetary union by meeting its convergence criteria, and achieving the harmonization of tariff regimes.
His concerns were also echoed by high ranking members of the commission.
The 40th ordinary summit of the economic community of West African states, ECOWAS also has the change of guard in the leadership of the authority of heads of state and government riding high on the agenda.
Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan is expected to step down as chairman of the authority while the sub regional body is also expected to change the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Victor Gbeho.
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