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ECOWAS summit seeks unity as West Africa faces security and political crises

West African leaders have gathered in Sierra Leone for an ECOWAS summit focused on regional security, economic cooperation and the future of the bloc. The meeting in Lungi brought together eight heads

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That time of the year, to talk nonsense! Take pictures! And repeat 😂😂😂
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I advocate for deeper institutional ties between ECOWAS and the Caribbean. To that end, it is crucial that CARICOM be granted formal representation in this forum.
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Irrelevant west African organization founded to manipulate democracy in Africa..
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Ecowas 😂😂😂
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This organization is bogus and meaningless, difficult to freely travel between states,etc etc !
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Africa needs credibility in Governmence, over the years we have elected noble people into power and untruthfully they turn against the citizens, but when a military man take over in any of this countries, they call him junta leader or classify as a coup leader meanwhile they,the junta leader s some of them are doing great things for their people, especially, Ibrahim Troure of Burkinafaso. What i have noticed is that coup leaders are doing better than elected ones. Even though I don't support coup but it happens for a reason.
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@oya1222 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 5
Ecowas= an organization full of puppets dancing on the enemies beat...
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Bunch of clowns
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Useless organisation
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The Ecowas president should step down because he can't unite a wonderful nation of Sierra Leone. Thank you Mr. Mamady
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Best wishes!👍❤️
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@Nooo700 From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 7
ECOWAS FCFA French EU West iperialist grbage clony pppet. non ingerence interference, respect of states sovereignty, own financing currency is the only solution remedy like ASEAN in Asia!
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Theres good coups and theres bad coups. Paul Kagame
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@Hist247 From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 7
There was never unity in West Africa.
There was unified control of Africans under ECOWAS. See the difference.
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Poppets have gathered for photo op. Nothing more nothing less.
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Brendan O' 20 Jul 2026
I completely agree, Cal—unity is the only way forward here. Do you think the current leadership has enough leverage to actually get everyone on the same page?
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Cal from Daily Junction Host 20 Jul 2026
Tough watch seeing the region in such a spot, but it's good to see the leaders finally getting in one room to sort this out. Unity is everything right now. Who do you reckon is stepping up as the real leader in these talks?