President Bola Tinubu on Sunday met with leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja amid growing concerns over regional security and political instability.
The meeting is part of the 68th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, held at the State House Conference Centre. Attending leaders include Presidents Julius Bio of Sierra Leone, Patrice Talon of Benin, José Maria Neves of Cabo Verde, and Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire, among others.
The talks come against the backdrop of repeated coups in West Africa over the past five years, including in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, as well as a reported attempted coup in Benin on December 7, 2025, and renewed instability in Guinea-Bissau. Details of deliberations had not been disclosed at the time of reporting.