Treaty of Lagos

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was created by the Treaty of Lagos on May 28, 1975, in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. 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.

State parties

Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde (Signed in 1977)
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea – suspended from Community after 2008 coup d'état [1] [2]
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger – suspended from Community after 2009 auto-coup [3]
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast - suspended from Community after 2010 elections [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ AU Stänger av Guinea.
  2. ↑ "African Union bars Guinea on coup" bbc.co.uk 29 December 2008 Link accessed 29/12/08
  3. ↑ "Regional group suspends Niger on disputed election". news.yahoo.com 20 October 2009
  4. ↑ "Cote d'Ivoire expelled from Ecowas". aljazeera.net 7 December 2010


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