Economic Community of West African States
| Contacts | Website |
| Trade-related | |
| @ecowas_cedeao | |
| Members | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo |
| Main transport corridors | Abidjan-Lagos |
| Key private sector organisations | Ecobank Transnational Incorporated ECOMARINE ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development |
The Community
ECOWAS was established in 1975 with the Treaty of Lagos. It aims to promote economic integration across the region. It created a trading bloc through an economic and trading union. It is promoting economic cooperation and regional integration as a tool for an accelerated development of the West African economy.
To achieve this objective, the Authority adopted a resolution in June 2007 to introduce the transformational ECOWAS Vision 2020. The ECOWAS Vision 2020 is aimed at setting a clear direction and goal to significantly raise the standard of living of the people through conscious and inclusive programmes that will guarantee a bright future for West Africa and -shape the destiny of the region for many years to come.
Trade-related items
ECOWAS was established in 1975 with the Treaty of Lagos. It aims to promote economic integration across the region. It created a trading bloc through an economic and trading union. It is promoting economic cooperation and regional integration as a tool for an accelerated development of the West African economy.
To achieve this objective, the Authority adopted a resolution in June 2007 to introduce the transformational ECOWAS Vision 2020. The ECOWAS Vision 2020 is aimed at setting a clear direction and goal to significantly raise the standard of living of the people through conscious and inclusive programmes that will guarantee a bright future for West Africa and -shape the destiny of the region for many years to come.
Main Technical Assistance Partners