Africa: All of Africa Today – June 25, 2025

Sierra Leone’s President Bio Takes Helm of ECOWAS, Vows to Restore Order

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, the newly elected chairperson of the  Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS), promised to focus on restoring constitutional order and deepening democracy in the region. Bio is taking over from Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, under whose leadership the bloc faced major challenges. Tinubu served two terms as the chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and…