Yesterday at the ECOWAS summit in Monrovia, Faure Gnassingbé was elected President of this sub-regional institution. He succeeds Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Liberian president.
The Togolese head of state shortly after his election expressed his gratitude towards his peers of the ECOWAS. "This choice of Togo and my modest person, I humbly accept it. I accept it not only with honor and pride, but also and above all with responsibility and determination, "he suggested.
"I would like to take this opportunity to express to you, in the name of the Togolese people and the Togolese government, my gratitude and my gratitude for the constantly renewed confidence you have shown us."
Its objective for this one-year mandate is to work for the cohesion and stability of the 15 states of ECOWAS.
"We will need to remove the last barriers to the mixing of our populations, to empower our youth by encouraging economic mobility in the region, to involve our business people, to exploit our demographic potential, Agriculture and industrialization, these are so many challenges that we must meet together for the flourishing of our populations, "he wished.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took part in the work of the 51st Summit. The great absent is King Mohamed VI, who was expected in Monrovia. He finally canceled his arrival to avoid according to Rabat any amalgam or confusion linked to the participation of the Israeli prime minister.
"Israel is back in Africa to weaken the majority of African countries that vote against Israel within the international institution," the Saudi kingdom implied.
Togo, meanwhile, is actively preparing for the Africa-Israel summit to be held next October in Lomé.
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