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 questions, social and cultural matters ....."
The ECOWAS countries are:
The head office of the Executive Secretariat is located in Abuja, Nigeria.
More information about ECOWAS can be found on their website.
