The Office of the ECOWAS Resident Representative in Guinea, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Guineans Living Abroad, organized a cocktail reception to commemorate May 28, 1975, the date on which ECOWAS was founded in Lagos, Nigeria.
The commemorative ceremony was presided over by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Guineans Living Abroad, Dr. Morissanda Kouyate. He was accompanied by the ECOWAS Resident Representative in Guinea, H.E. Louis Blaise Aka-Brou. The event saw attendance from members of the Transition Government, Ambassadors and members of the diplomatic and consular corps accredited in Guinea, as well as other key players in Guinean political life.
Held on May 28, 2024 at the Primus Kaloum Hotel in Conakry, the ceremony featured artistic performances and various speeches. In his welcome message, the ECOWAS Resident Representative praised "the spirit of the founding fathers of this organisation," before highlighting "the many achievements that mark the daily lives of citizens of Member States."
Referring to a message from Dr. Kouyate, he expressed Guinea’s willingness to support ECOWAS and conveyed hope for it to become "an ECOWAS of people, an ECOWAS of peace and solidarity."
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