epa11465535 Ivory Coast Vice- President Tiemoko Meyliet Kone (R), attends the 65th ordinary session of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government in Abuja, Nigeria, 07 July 2024. The summit has opened a day after the junta leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger forged a new alliance called the Alliance of Sahel States and severed ties with the ECOWAS. EPA/AFOLABI SOTUNDE
