Dr Omar A Touray: Who is the new ECOWAS Commission President

The Gambia will assume the presidency of the ECOWAS Commission, for the first time in the country’s history.

State House announced on Wednesday The Gambia will assume the position of President of the ECOWAS Commission for the period 2022-2026. The decision was arrived at unanimously by the ECOWAS Council

The Gambia’s candidate is Dr Omar A Touray but who is the man?

Dr Touray served as foreign minister of The Gambia as well as Gambia’s permanent representative at the United Nations. He also worked with the Islamic Development Bank.