The ECOWAS Commission says that the appointment of Dr. Omar Alieu Touray of the Republic of The Gambia as the new President of the ECOWAS Commission was one of the decisions taken by the 61st Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS held on July 3, 2022, in Accra, Ghana.
A statement by the Commission said that Dr. Touray would replace Mr. Jean-Claude Kassi-Brou of the Republic of Cote D’Ivoire on July 11, 2022.
It added the Heads of State considered reports from the Council of Ministers meeting, which held from June 30 to July 01, 2022, in Accra and other issues affecting the region.
According to the statement, among the decisions taken at the session was the election of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau as the Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government and would take over from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana.
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