President Weah believes negotiations and diplomacy can resolve the apparent misunderstandingMonrovia – President George Maneh Weah has called on West African leaders to continue to work in the spirit of African solidarity and unity in order to resolve differences over a new single currency program amongst member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Liberian Leader was speaking on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, during a virtual conference of heads of state of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ). President Weah believes negotiations and diplomacy can resolve the apparent misunderstanding. He said it was a “matter of concern” that Francophone countries will go ahead with the adoption without consulting the rest of the union, but called for more engagement. Tuesday’s summit was attended by Anglophone West African countries, Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, and Sierra Leone joined by francophone Guinea.

Source: Front Page Africa June 25, 2020 00:56 UTC