NIGERIA-ABUJA-ECOWAS HEADQUARTERS-CONSTRUCTION

NIGERIA-ABUJA-ECOWAS HEADQUARTERS-CONSTRUCTION

(221206) -- ABUJA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony of the China-aided project of the headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, Nigeria, Dec. 4, 2022. The China-aided construction of the permanent ECOWAS headquarters began on Sunday in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, to consolidate the regional bloc's operations in one complex -- a departure from operating at three different locations in Abuja. (Xinhua/Guo Jun)

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