West Africa summit tackles Sahel crisis, piracy

By Sophie Mongalvy (AFP)
ABUJA — Deteriorating security in the drought-hit Sahel and an uptick in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea topped the agenda at a West African regional meeting that opened in Nigeria's capital on Thursday.
Leaders from the 15 nations that make up the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are also scheduled to pick a new body chairman, replacing Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan whose mandate is expiring.
The summit comes amid heightened insecurity

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