ECOWAS foreign ministers will meet in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, to "discuss current security and political issues in the region" After the postponement of the Senegalese presidential election, ECOWAS urged Dakar to respect its initial electoral calendar. The reputation of the nearly 50-year-old regional organization is at stake, particularly after the coup in Niger in July 2023.

“Why don’t they exclude Senegal?” asks one academic.