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The presidents of the eight-member of West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) at its 17th summit in Dakar have adopted a joint peace and security policy to deal with common challenges in the region by signing an act to institute the policy.
Instability has hit most of the UEMOA members in recent years, with Mali, Guinea Bissau and Niger coming through coups, Cote d'Ivoire a post-election conflict and Togo and Senegal election- related violence.
The UEMOA leaders expressed their willingness to reinforce the union's economic performance, under the regional Vision 2020 economic blueprint.
They also agreed to set up a regional civil aviation safety agency and establish a cultural development institution of the bloc.
At the summit, Beninese President Boni Yayi was elected as the chairman of the union to replace his Togolese counterpart Faure Gnassingbe.
UEMOA comprises Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
(Xinhua/NAN)
Instability has hit most of the UEMOA members in recent years, with Mali, Guinea Bissau and Niger coming through coups, Cote d'Ivoire a post-election conflict and Togo and Senegal election- related violence.
The UEMOA leaders expressed their willingness to reinforce the union's economic performance, under the regional Vision 2020 economic blueprint.
They also agreed to set up a regional civil aviation safety agency and establish a cultural development institution of the bloc.
At the summit, Beninese President Boni Yayi was elected as the chairman of the union to replace his Togolese counterpart Faure Gnassingbe.
UEMOA comprises Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
(Xinhua/NAN)