*invites Ibrahim Traore and other military leaders to to ECOWAS@50 launch in Accra
President John Mahama has extended an invitation to the junta leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to attend the official 50th anniversary of ECOWAS’s establishment in Accra.
This was disclosed by the Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa at a press conference on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
He explained that the invitation was a direct request from President Mahama in his capacity as summit host.
“I did indicate all ECOWAS heads of state have been invited for this event, including heads of state of the AES countries.
Because of the divorce from ECOWAS, it requires the host president to be solely responsible for that invitation. So they will come as guests of the Ghanaian president,” he said.
