The Economic Community of West African States also known as ECOWAS was
established on May 28, 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria, as a regional inter
governmental organization. It is headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria. The
ECOWAS is currently made up of 15 member states namely: Benin, Burkina
Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia,
Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra-Leone, Gambia, and Togo.
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