The
Economic Community of West African States
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; also known as in French and Portuguese) is a regional political union, political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Collectively, these countries comprise an ...
(ECOWAS) was created by the Treaty of Lagos on May 28, 1975, in
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...
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Lagos State
Lagos State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó) is a States of Nigeria, state in South West (Nigeria), southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 States of Nigeria, states, it is both the List of Nigerian states by population, most populous and List of Nigerian state ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. ECOWAS was established to promote cooperation and integration in order to create an economic and monetary union for promoting economic growth and development in
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ...
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State parties
– suspended from Community after
2008 coup d'état
– suspended from Community after
2009 auto-coup
- suspended from Community after
2010 elections"Cote d'Ivoire expelled from Ecowas"
''aljazeera.net'' 7 December 2010
Notes
1975 in Nigeria
20th century in Lagos
Economic Community of West African States
Treaties concluded in 1975
Treaties of Burkina Faso
Treaties of Cape Verde
Treaties of Ghana
Treaties of Guinea
Treaties of Guinea-Bissau
Treaties of Ivory Coast
Treaties of Liberia
Treaties of Mali
Treaties of Niger
Treaties of Nigeria
Treaties of Senegal
Treaties of Sierra Leone
Treaties of the Gambia
Treaties of the Republic of Dahomey
Treaties of Togo
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