H.E. JULIUS MAADA BIO COMMISSIONS THE NEW ECOWAS COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS, MARKING A NEW ERA FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATION

H.E. JULIUS MAADA BIO COMMISSIONS THE NEW ECOWAS COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS, MARKING A NEW ERA FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATION

The Chair of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government and President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, H.E. Julius Maada Bio, officially commissioned the new Headquarters of the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday, 2nd July 2026.

The event brought together high-level dignitaries, including the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E. Kashim Shettima, representing H.E. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Alieu Omar Touray; and the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria, H.E. Yu Dunhai, representing the Government of the People’s Republic of China, which financed and constructed the new headquarters.

The inauguration of the new headquarters ushers in a new chapter for the ECOWAS Commission as it continues to advance its vision of an integrated West Africa where people enjoy peace, stability and shared prosperity.