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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional organization established in 1975 to strengthen economic cooperation between West African countries.
ECOWAS consisted of 15 countries:
- Benin,
- Burkina Faso (until 2024),
- Gambia,
- Ghana,
- Guinea,
- Guinea-Bissau,
- Cape Verde,
- Kot-d,
- Liberia,
- Mali (until 2024),
- Niger (until 2024),
- Nigeria,
- Senegal,
- Sierra Leone,
- Togo.
The main objectives of ECOWAS are:
1. Development of economic cooperation between participating countries.
2. Support for political stability and security in the region.
3. Promoting democracy and human rights.
4. Promoting the development of education and health care.
5. Support for sustainable development.
History
2024: Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali leave the organisation
ECOWAS is one of the most influential regional organizations in Africa and plays an important role in the economic and political development of West Africa.
At the same time, there are certain complaints from representatives of a number of countries against the community. The leaders of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali on January 28, 2024 in a joint statement announced the decision to leave the organization because ECOWAS did not help them in the fight against terrorism, and when their states "decided to take their fate into their own hands," the organization imposed sanctions against them, thereby taking an "irrational and unacceptable position." Also noted is a certain dependence of the community on Western countries, in particular, on France.
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