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West Africa
Nigerian President Tinubu favourite for ECOWAS chair

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, on June 23, 2023 in Paris. © Lewis Joly/Pool/AFP

Bola Tinubu, Nigeria's new head of state, has emerged as favourite to take the chair of the West African regional organisation as negotiations continue before a decision due on 9 July. [...]

Published on 04.07.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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