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ECOWAS Free trade area (Economic Community of West African States)

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is an African economic and integration organisation.

The fifteen member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are:

  1. Benin (*)
  2. Burkina Faso (*)
  3. Cape Verde
  4. Ivory Coast (*)
  5. Gambia (**)
  6. Ghana (**)
  7. Guinea (**)
  8. Guinea-Bissau (*)
  9. Liberia (**)
  10. Mali (*)
  11. Niger (*)
  12. Nigeria (**)
  13. Senegal (*)
  14. Sierra Leone (**)
  15. Togo (*)

(*) member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)

(**) member countries of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)

In 2017, Morocco applied to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

The purpose of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is to achieve the economic integration of the member countries:

  1. Common external tariff
  2. ECOWAS Free Trade Area
  3. ECOWAS Customs Union

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone...

The headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are in Abuja (Nigeria)

  1. Population of the countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): 261 million West African
  2. The languages of the Economic Community of West African States are: English, French, Arabic and Portuguese
  3. Creation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): 1975

More information about the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at EENI Global Business School Website.

ECOWAS ZMAO WAEMU

Academic Programs related to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

African Students, Master in International Business and Trade

  1. Course: International Trade and Business in West Africa
  2. Masters: International Trade and Business in Africa, Transport and Logistics in Africa
  3. Doctorate in African Business

ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme

The main cities of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are:

  1. Benin: Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Djougou, Kétou, Parakou, Porto-Novo
  2. Burkina Faso: Bobo-Dioulasso, Banfora, Dédougou, Tenkodogo, Koudougou, Kaya, Fada N'Gourma, Ouagadougou, Ouahigouya, Manga, Dori, Gaoua
  3. Cape Verde: Praia
  4. Ivory Coast: Abidjan, Yamoussoukro, Bouaké, Daloa, Korhogo, Man, San-Pédro
  5. Gambia: Banjul
  6. Ghana: Accra, Kumasi
  7. Guinea: Conakry, Kankan, Nzérékoré, Guéckédou
  8. Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
  9. Liberia: Monrovia
  10. Mali: Bamako, Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Ségou, Sikasso, Timbuktu
  11. Niger: Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey, Tahoua, Tillabéri, Zinder
  12. Nigeria: Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, Kaduna, Benin City, Maiduguri, Port Harcourt
  13. Senegal: Dakar, Guédiawaye, Kaolak, M'bour, Pikine, Rufisque, Saint-Louis, Thiès, Touba, Ziguinchor
  14. Sierra Leone: Freetown
  15. Togo: Lomé, Kara, Kpalimé, Sokodé

Trade and Business in Africa (French) Communauté Économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO) Business in Africa (Portuguese) Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental (CEDEAO) Business in Africa (Spanish) Comunidad Económica de los Estados del África Occidental (CEDEAO)



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