Your Excellencies, Ministers and Deputy-Ministers of Governments, Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corp, Representatives of Non-State Actors, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning! I am delighted to welcome you to our historic city, Freetown, for the first African regional gathering on Autonomous Weapons Systems, with the theme: โPeace and Security Aspect of Autonomous Weapons System: an ECOWAS Perspective on …