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Africa The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional
group of fifteen countries, founded in 1975. Its mission is to promote economic
integration in "all fields of economic activity, particularly industry,
transport, telecommunications, energy, agriculture, natural resources, commerce,
monetary and financial matters, social and cultural issues .....".
The Institutions of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)
are as follows:
- The Commission
- The Community Parliament
- The Community Court OF Justice
- ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)
The ECOWAS Commission and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development,
more often called The Fund are its two main institutions designed to implement
policies, pursue a number of programmes and carry out development projects in
Member States. Such projects include intra-community road construction and
telecommunications; and agricultural, energy and water resources development.
Members:
- Benin,
- Burkina Faso,
- Cape Verde,
- Côte d'Ivoire,
- Gambia,
- Ghana,
- Guinea,
- Guinea-Bissau,
- Liberia,
- Mali,
- Niger,
- Nigeria,
- Senegal,
- Sierra Leone
- Togo.
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