This development came five years after Mr Goïta assumed power.
The West African Health Organisation has expanded its Lassa Fever Coalition to accelerate vaccine access in the region.
The diplomats highlighted the promising prospects opened by the Royal Atlantic Initiative for the Sahel countries.
The three countries officially quit ECOWAS earlier this year, claiming the bloc had deviated from its founding principles by becoming the West’s stooge.
The statement noted that in 2020, an estimated 52 million girls and women were subjected to FGM at the hands of health workers.
On January 29, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger formally withdrew from the regional bloc.
The Congress of African Journalists has called for the immediate release of its members detained in Burkina Faso and forcibly conscripted into the armed forces.
The alliance said it “vigorously condemned’’ the downing of the drone, which was flying near the Algerian border town of Tin Zaouatine on March 31-April 1.
No fewer than 44 worshippers were killed and 20 injured in the attack on Friday.
Mr Adedeji said, “Nigeria remains committed to supporting initiatives that drive tax policy development and capacity-building.’’
