ECOWAS needs our collective wisdom, not a shared amnesia, by Owei Lakemfa

A dozen Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, met in Lungi, Sierra Leone on July 19, 2026. They issued the usually bland communique on a single currency, supported the illegal violation of a sister country’s sovereignty and made false declarations on the region’s political situation and democracy.The West African leaders spoke tongue-in-cheek when they declared that they are satisfied with “the steady progress made in democratic consolid