The Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS)

The Economic Community of West African States is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Its mission is to promote economic integration in “all fields of economic activities, particularly industry, transport, telecommunications, energy, agriculture, natural resources, commerce, monetary and financial questions, social and cultural matters.

ECOWAS aims to foster the ideal of collective self-sufficiency for its member states. As a trading union, it is also meant to create a single, large trading bloc through economic cooperation. Visit https://ecowas.int to read more on ECOWAS