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ECOWAS in Brief
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
Institutions of the Economic Community Of West African
States (ECOWAS) are as follows:
 The
Commission
The
Community Parliament
The
Community Court OF Justice
ECOWAS
Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)
 The
ECOWAS Commission and the ECOWAS
Bank for Investment and Development, more often called The Fund
are its two main institutions designed to implement
policies, pursue a number of programmes and carry out
development projects in Member States. Such projects
include intra-community road construction and
telecommunications; and agricultural, energy and water
resources development.
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