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West African presidents meet after string of coups

President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, attends the 68th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on December 14, 2025. [AFP]

Presidents and their deputies from across west Africa met Sunday in Nigeria for a regional meeting whose agenda was dominated by two recent coup attempts.

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