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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; French: Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, CEDEAO) is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region.
Considered one of the pillars of the African Economic Community, the organization was founded in order to achieve "collective self-sufficiency" for its member states by creating a single large trading bloc through an economic and trading union. It also serves as a peacekeeping force in the region. The organization operates officially in three co-equal languages—French, English, and Portuguese.
The ECOWAS consists of two institutions to implement policies—the ECOWAS Commission and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development, formerly known as the Fund for Cooperation until it was renamed in 2001.
A few members of the organization have come and gone over the years. In 1976 Cape Verde joined ECOWAS, and in December 2000 Mauritania withdrew, having announced its intention to do so in December 1999.
דברי ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו בוועידת ראשי מדינות מערב אפריקה - ECOWAS, בליבריה. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speech at the ECOWAS Africa-Israel Summit in Liberia וידאו: עומר מירון, לע"מ סאונד: בן פרץ, לע"מ
Africa Program Dr. Chambas first presented a brief history of ECOWAS and then a more detailed perspective of the current regional situations and challenges that are being (or should be) addressed. He pointed out that the original vision of the Founding Fathers of ECOWAS was one of intraregional commerce and cooperation, which was both ambitious and visionary, being 30 years ahead of the current globalization trend. Panelists: Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Dr. Chris Fomunyoh
Much focus at the ECOWAS summit held in Monrovia, Liberia had been on morocco's petition to rejoin the West African body as a full member, however, political circumstances including a non-African leader that is Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu being invited spun into motion conversations of controversy while at the same time electing a new chair for the body to replace Liberia's president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.… READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2017/06/06/ecowas-gets-new-chair-as-morocco-snubs-summit-over-netanyahu-the-morning-call Africanews is a new pan-African media pioneering multilingual and independent news telling expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa. Subscribe on ourYoutube channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews Africanews is available in English and French. Webs...
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NAF DEPLOYS TO SENEGAL TO ENFORCE ECOWAS MANDATE IN THE GAMBIA The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed to Senegal as part of Nigerian contingent of Economic Community of West African States Military Intervention in Gambia (ECOMIG) – a standby force tasked by ECOWAS Heads of State to enforce the December 1, 2016 election mandate in the The Gambia. The NAF today moved a contingent of 200 men and air assets comprising fighter jets, transport aircraft, Light Utility Helicopter as well as Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft to Dakar from where it is expected to operate into Gambia. The deployment is also to forestall hostilities or breakdown of law and order that may result from the current political impasse in The Gambia. Addressing the contingent before departure, the...
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given its agreement in principle to Morocco’s request to join the regional grouping. This was highlighted in the final communiqué of the 51st Ordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government. Leaders of West Africa agreed in principle for the accession of the North African country to join the bloc given the strong and multidimensional ties of cooperation. However, the implications of its membership still needed to be co… READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2017/06/05/ecowas-gives-agreement-in-principle-to-moroccos-membership-application Africanews is a new pan-African media pioneering multilingual and independent news telling expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa. Subscribe on ourYoutube channel : https://www.youtube...
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