West African bloc names Nigeria's Tinubu as new head

Three ECOWAS members, Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso, have undergone five putsches since 2020.

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

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West African heads of state on Sunday chose Nigeria's new President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead their regional bloc for the next year, replacing Guinea-Bissau's leader

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