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 "place": "Lomé, Togo",
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 "headline": "ECOWAS Ministers Meet Over Financing Of Lagos-Abidjan Highway",
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  "ECOWAS ministers convened in Lomé to discuss financing for the critical Lagos-Abidjan highway project, per Leadership Nigeria.",
  "Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé chaired the steering committee meeting, emphasizing regional infrastructure cooperation, Tribune Online reports.",
  "The discussions come as experts from Sahel countries gather in Lomé to enhance early warning systems using disaster data assets, United Nations Development Programme notes.",
  "Togo and Russia signed three agreements covering agriculture, education, and human rights during the summit, per Togo First."
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