President Muhammadu Buhari’s first ECOWAS summit hosting came at an inopportune time for the Nigerian President, still in the process of sorting out his new government as he summoned regional leaders in Abuja Tuesday in a bid to review efforts by the regional body to address lingering tensions in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Leaders from Ghana, Niger,…
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