Accra will again host West African leaders for the 59th Ordinary Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) from Tuesday, June 15 to Saturday, June 19. It comes barely a fortnight after meeting in an emergency session to discuss events in Mali.

That meeting was called by Chair Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

Mali was suspended from the bloc and asked to follow the September 15, 2020 roadmap. That meeting in May was attended by 10 heads of state.

The 59th Ordinary Session will be attended by all 15 heads of state in West Africa, except Mali, whose leader and coup maker Colonel Assimi Goïta is not recognised by the regional bloc.