On the priority list are the promotion of regional peace and security, consolidation of democratic institutions and economic integration of the ECOWAS states, particularly infrastructure programmes and the common currency.
Mr Mahamadou said the organisation will support member states in organising transparent and credible elections. “At the transport level, the implementation of the various regional road corridors must continue and other corridors linking the economic capitals of our region must also, be developed in order to achieve densification and a cross-border communication network covering the entire Region,” he said.
He said the project of a railway loop linking Cotonou to Abidjan via Niamey and Ouagadougou and capitalising on existing networks seems to be very relevant. The president of the commission, Jean-Claude Brou, who was also at the event, listed the significant challenges facing the region.
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