ECOWAS COMMISSION’S PRESIDENT RECEIVES AMBASSADOR OF TUNISIA, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENED COOPERATION

ECOWAS COMMISSION’S PRESIDENT RECEIVES AMBASSADOR OF TUNISIA, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENED COOPERATION

The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) H.E. General Birame Diop has received H. E Mohsen Antit, the Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia to Nigeria, on a courtesy call, at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, on Friday, 11 September 2026, during which both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening relations and expanding areas of cooperation between ECOWAS and Tunisia.
Both sides identified opportunities to strengthen cooperation in technology and digitalisation, security, sustainable development, and infrastructure. They emphasised knowledge-sharing, information exchange, digital innovation, climate resilience, inclusive growth, and greater investment in transport, energy and connectivity to promote regional integration, economic competitiveness, peace and sustainable development.
The meeting concluded with a shared commitment to maintaining dialogue, strengthening institutional relations and identifying concrete opportunities for collaboration that would further advance mutual interests between ECOWAS and the Republic of Tunisia.