Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye was in Bamako on Tuesday for a one-day working visit – in a dual capacity, as both head of state of Senegal and current chair of Ecowas. He is scheduled to hold talks with his Malian counterpart, Assimi Goïta, just days after launching his own political party in Dakar.
Faye previously visited Bamako on 30 May, 2024 shortly after his inauguration, for an introductory meeting with Mali's Colonel Goïta – and to advocate for the return of the Alliance of Sahel States nations to Ecowas, the West African economic organisation which Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have announced they are leaving.
