Nigeria's President and Chairman of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, leaves the Banquet Hall after being reinstated as the Chairman of ECOWAS, during the 65th ordinary session of Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government in Abuja, on July 7, 2024. A summit of West African leaders opened on July 7, 2024 in Abuja in a tense political context following the decision of Niger, Mali and Burkina to unite within a "confederation". (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) (Photo by KOLA SULAIMON/AFP via Getty Images)