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President of the ECOWAS Commission
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Dr. Omar Alieu Touray (born 5 November 1965) is the President of the ECOWAS Commission, assuming office in 2022. A Gambian diplomat, he leads the executive arm of the Economic Community of West African States. His tenure has been defined by the crisis of military coups in the Sahel (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger) and the subsequent withdrawal of these states from the bloc.
President of the ECOWAS Commission (2022–Present)
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Gambia
Instrumental in negotiating regional trade and security protocols
Struggling to prevent the disintegration of ECOWAS following the exit of the AES states (Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso)
Criticized for the bloc's threat of military intervention in Niger
