ECOWAS

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intergovernmental organization regional economic community

ECOWAS is a regional political and economic union of West African countries that promotes economic integration, peace, and development across the region.

Aliases (14)

Economic Community of West African States ×37
ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government ×2
ECOWAS member states ×2
Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest ×1
Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental ×1
ECOWAS (planned) ×1
ECOWAS Commission ×1
ECOWAS Mission in Côte d’Ivoire ×1
ECOWAS Standby Force ×1
ECOWAS institutional framework ×1
ECOWAS institutions ×1
ECOWAS region ×1
ECOWAS region of West Africa ×1
West African Economic and Monetary Union ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization → regional economic community →
abbreviation	ECOWAS →
aimsTo	promote development in West Africa → promote economic integration in West Africa → promote peace and security in West Africa →
currencyProject	Eco →
formerMemberState	Mauritania →
foundedOn	1975-05-28 →
foundingMemberState	Benin → Ghana → Nigeria → Senegal → Togo →
foundingTreaty	Treaty of Lagos →
frenchName	Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest →
fullName	Economic Community of West African States →
hasOrgan	ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government → ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development → ECOWAS Commission → ECOWAS Community Court of Justice → ECOWAS Parliament →
hasSubOrganization	ECOWAS Standby Force →
headquartersLocation	Abuja, Nigeria →
memberState	Benin → Burkina Faso → Cabo Verde → Côte d'Ivoire → Gambia → Ghana → Guinea → Guinea-Bissau → Liberia → Mali → Niger → Nigeria → Senegal → Sierra Leone → Togo →
officialLanguage	English → French → Portuguese →
policyArea	common market → conflict prevention → customs union → democracy promotion → good governance → peacekeeping → trade liberalization →
portugueseName	Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental →
regionServed	West Africa →
website	https://www.ecowas.int →

Referenced by (65)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Benin ("Economic Community of West African States") → Cape Verde Islands ("Economic Community of West African States") → Côte d'Ivoire ("Economic Community of West African States") → ECOWAS Parliament ("ECOWAS institutional framework") → Ghana ("Economic Community of West African States") → Guinea-Bissau ("Economic Community of West African States") → Liberia ("Economic Community of West African States") → Mali ("Economic Community of West African States") → Nigeria ("Economic Community of West African States") → Senegal ("Economic Community of West African States") → Sierra Leone ("Economic Community of West African States") → Togo ("Economic Community of West African States") →	memberOf
Economic Community of Central African States ("Economic Community of West African States") → G5 Sahel → Gulf of Guinea Commission ("Economic Community of West African States") → Mano River Union ("Economic Community of West African States") → West African Economic and Monetary Union ("Economic Community of West African States") →	cooperatesWith
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development ("Economic Community of West African States") → ECOWAS Community Court of Justice ("Economic Community of West African States") → ECOWAS Parliament ("Economic Community of West African States") →	parentOrganization
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice ("Economic Community of West African States") → Guinea → Niger →	partOf
ECOWAS → West Africa ("ECOWAS region") →	abbreviation
Treaty of Lagos ("Economic Community of West African States") → Treaty of Lagos →	established
ECOWAS ("ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government") → ECOWAS ("ECOWAS Commission") →	hasOrgan
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice ("Economic Community of West African States") → ECOWAS Community Court of Justice ("ECOWAS member states") →	jurisdiction
Guinea-Bissau → Togo →	regionalBloc
African-led International Support Mission to Mali →	acronym
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development ("Economic Community of West African States") →	affiliation
Eco ("ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government") →	backedBy
UN country teams in West Africa ("Economic Community of West African States") →	collaboratesWith
Eco ("ECOWAS (planned)") →	currencyOf
Eco →	economicBlock
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice ("Economic Community of West African States") →	foundedBy
Treaty of Lagos ("Economic Community of West African States") →	foundingDocumentOf
ECOWAS ("Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest") →	frenchName
ECOWAS ("Economic Community of West African States") →	fullName
West Africa ("West African Economic and Monetary Union") →	hasCurrencyUnion
Sub-Saharan Africa ("Economic Community of West African States") →	hasMajorEconomicBloc
Africa →	hasMajorEconomicCommunity
African Union →	hasRegionalEconomicCommunities
West Africa ("Economic Community of West African States") →	hasRegionalOrganization
ECOWAS ("ECOWAS Standby Force") →	hasSubOrganization
Eco ("Economic Community of West African States") →	intendedForUseIn
Government of Ghana ("Economic Community of West African States") →	internationalOrganizationMember
Second Liberian Civil War ("Economic Community of West African States") →	involved
First Liberian Civil War ("Economic Community of West African States") →	involvedOrganization
Treaty of Lagos ("ECOWAS institutions") →	legalBasisFor
African-led International Support Mission to Mali ("Economic Community of West African States") →	operatedBy
Eco →	organization
ECOWAS ("Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental") →	portugueseName
United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire ("ECOWAS Mission in Côte d’Ivoire") →	precededBy
Eco ("Economic Community of West African States") →	proposedBy
Burkina Faso →	regionalOrganization
The Gambia ("Economic Community of West African States") →	regionalOrganizationMembership
Operation Serval ("Economic Community of West African States") →	relatedOrganization
Eco ("ECOWAS region of West Africa") →	subregion
Eco ("ECOWAS member states") →	targetUsers
ECA Subregional Office for West Africa ("Economic Community of West African States") →	worksWith