Dakar to host 45th ECOWAS chiefs of staff meeting
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Soleil
Dakar will host the 45th ordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Staff from 16 to 18 November 2026, according to a statement from the Senegalese Armed Forces’ Directorate of Information and Public Relations. The chiefs of staff will then attend Armed Forces Day on 19 November.
Dakar will host the 45th ordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Staff from 16 to 18 November 2026, which examines military issues and makes recommendations to the organisation. The announcement was made on Thursday 12 November by the Directorate of Information and Public Relations of the Senegalese Armed Forces (DIRPA), according to a press release.
The meeting will be chaired by Vice-Admiral of the Squadron Oumar Wade, Chief of the General Staff of the Senegalese Armed Forces, who has chaired the Committee since 12 October 2026. At the end of the proceedings, ECOWAS chiefs of staff are invited to attend Senegal’s Armed Forces Day, scheduled for 19 November 2026.
