Feb 12, 2021 · What are the challenges of ECOWAS today and what are the means implemented to meet them? The West Africa Institute (WAI) is a think tank on Regional Integration and Social Transformations in...

Aug 4, 2015 · Major problems facing the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, include political instability and poor governance of member states, weakness and lack of diversification of national economies, poor or absent infrastructures for transportation and communications, and an abundance of similar organizations with the same objectives.

19 hours ago · “ECOWAS is still very strong and relevant today, as ever, despite the challenges of insurgency in the Sahel region and the military juntas that took three members out of the community. These ...

Forty-nine years later, the regional bloc boasts significant successes in integration, peace and security and good governance, but also faces some challenges.

Aug 21, 2023 · The study investigates the challenges and prospects of ECOWAS integration with recommendations that could bring about progress and development to the ECOWAS community. As Africa yarns to achieve the SDGs and the Agenda 2030, regional integration is one of the top priorities for unlocking Africa’s potential to bring about progress and ...

Aug 13, 2024 · ECOWAS initiatives like these are enhancing resiliency to violent extremism, transnational organized crime, ongoing economic shocks from the pandemic, and a growing youth bulge.

May 4, 2022 · The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was created in 1975 to engender the integration of West Africa. This study aims at interrogating the challenges to regional integration in West Africa and its implication on the development of the sub-region.

main challenges that ECOWAS must address have to do with the deepening of structural reforms, improving the institutional framework, maintaining macroeconomic stability and harmonising macroeconomic policies, building physical infrastructure and human capital,

Nov 2, 2023 · The Political and Security Challenges Facing 'ECOWAS' in the Twenty-first Century: Testing the Limits of an Organization's Reputation

Apr 5, 2022 · However, since the emergence of ECOWAS, the organization has been saddled with a lot of challenges and intra-regional crises without much economic integration being achieved. The paper seeks to...