Liberia's President, Joseph Boakai, left, and Nigeria Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, right, pose for a photo, prior to the start of the ECOWAS meeting, in Abuja, Nigeria, Sunday, July 7, 2024. West Africa's divided regional bloc has appointed Senegal's President Basirou Diomaye Faye to have a dialogue with the three military junta-led member states that have left the association to try and get them back and reunite the region whose stability is under threat. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)