Where is ecowas secretariat located

Going by current assessments, the regional body has exceeded the expectations of its founding fathers. Today, the organisation is being acknowledged globally as a successful regional body, a toast to a workable integration and regional co-existence.

The Vision of ECOWAS is the creation of a borderless region where the population has access to its abundant resources and is able to exploit same through the creation of opportunities under a sustainable environment. What ECOWAS has created is an integrated region where the population enjoys free movement, have access to efficient education and health systems and engage in economic and commercial activities while living in dignity in an atmosphere of peace and security.

ECOWAS is meant to be a region governed in accordance with the principles of democracy, rule of law and good governance. All 15 are collectively referred to as Statutory Appointees with a four-year tenure. The Organization is aimed at promoting and encouraging the economic, social and cultural development and cooperation among member states, so as to improve the living standards of its peoples; strengthening contacts among member states, and contributing to Africa's progress and development.

Its highest organ of power is the Authority of Heads of State and Government, which shall meet at least once a year. The Executive Chairman shall preside over the summit meeting. The office of Executive Chairman is assumed in the principle of annual rotation among the members of the Authority. Lansana Kouyate is the current Executive Secretary of the Organization.

By the end of , twenty-four summit meetings have been held. The meeting focused on the integration of Western African economy. They discussed the free movement of people in this region, the establishment of free trade zone and compensation mechanism for customs tax loss, and the speed-up of construction of infrastructure in the region in particular.

The meeting reaffirmed the set target that the unitary currency system shall be set up and the free trade zone shall be established before On Dec. Nine presidents, one vice president, one Prime Minister, and four foreign ministers from the fifteen member states attended the meeting. Representatives from the UN, OAU and other international and regional organizations were also invited to the meeting. Mauritania did not attend the meeting as she is going to withdraw from the organization.