Senegal’s President Diomaye Faye Expected in Lomé Today

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Senegal’s President Diomaye Faye Expected in Lomé Today

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Friday, 25 July 2025 06:53

Senegal’s President Diomaye Faye Expected in Lomé Today

(Togo First) - Faye continues sub-regional tour with focus on trade cooperation and ECOWAS mediation.

Highlights:

Discussions to center on trade ties and ECOWAS reintegration efforts
Visit follows stops in Côte d’Ivoire and Benin; Liberia next

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is expected in Lomé on Friday, July 25, for a working visit aimed at strengthening bilateral and regional ties. The announcement was made by Senegalese government spokesman Amadou Moustapha Sarré at the close of Wednesday’s cabinet meeting in Dakar.

According to Sarré, the visit comes at the invitation of Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé. "As part of his diplomatic agenda, the Head of State has informed the Council that he will conduct a working visit to Togo on July 25, at the invitation of the President of that country's Council of Ministers, Faure Gnassingbé," the spokesman said.

The visit is part of a broader West African tour that has already taken Faye to Côte d’Ivoire and Benin. Talks in Lomé are expected to focus on economic cooperation, especially trade.

Diplomatically, the meeting could also address the reintegration of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso into the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), following their suspension in recent years. Both Faye and Gnassingbé have positioned themselves as key mediators in the region.

After Lomé, President Faye will head to Monrovia to attend Liberia’s national day celebrations on Saturday, July 26.

This article was initially published in French by Esaïe Edoh

Edited in English by Ola Schad Akinocho

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