State House said today President Adama Barrow will leave the country on Sunday for Niamey, Niger to take part in 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.
Niger’s leader Mahamadou Issoufou is currently the chair of Ecowas leaders and he will officiate the meeting with the President of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for West and Sahel Region, H.E Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas invited as special guests, according to a statement by Statement.
The summit comes amid political uncertainty in Mali following a military coup that sent Ibrahim Boubacarr Keita packing.
According to State House however, the summit will review “amongst other issues security, economics and the impact of COVID on the region”.
It will be the first time the president is flying out of the country since coronavirus hit back in March.
