West Africa bloc warns of 'disintegration' after juntas solidify split

Several West African leaders have called for the resumption of dialogue, and Sunday's summit was the first for new Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who said in May that reconciliation was possible.

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First row: Gambia President, Adama Barrow (L), Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo (2nd L), Nigeria President and Chairman, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Bola Ahmed Tinubu (C), ECOWAS President, Omar Touray (2nd R) and Guinea-Bissau President, Umaro Sissoco Embalo (R) Second Row: Senegal President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye (L), Liberia President, Joseph Boakai (2nd L), Ivory Coast s Vice- President, Tiemoko Meyliet Kone (2nd R) and Sierra Leone President, Julius Maada Bio (R) Third row:  Togo Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Dussey (L), Cape Verde Minister for Foreign Affairs, Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares (C) and Benin Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olushegun Adjadi Bakari (L), during the 65th ordinary session of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government in Abuja on July 7, 2024. (AFP Photo)