ECOWAS: Functions Of ECOWAS And The Location Of The Member States
Before the creation of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the collective territory known as West Africa, from a regional point of view, was made up of an aggregation of states that had emerged from different colonial experiences and administrations which largely defined the boundaries of the 15 states domiciled in the area.
Even though member states of the community, today make use of three different imported official languages (English, French and Portuguese), there are well over a thousand existing local languages including cross-border native tongues such as Ewe, Fulfulde, Hausa, Mandingo, Wolof, Yoruba, Ibo, Ga, etc. that constitute its over 300 million people tucked in a vast land of about 5.1 million square kilometres.
Prior to colonialism, the area played host to many proud empires and kingdoms that spanned centuries some of which included Ghana, Mali Songhai, Wolof, Oyo, Benin and Kanem Bornu.
Functions And Fundamental Principles Of ECOWAS
ECOWAS is guided by its fundamental Principles in all its dealings with member states, citezens and other external bodies. These principles are enshrined in the Treaty of the Community, which is also the fundamental document bringing the members together.
- equality and inter-dependence of Member States;
- solidarity and collective self-reliance;
- inter-State co-operation, harmonisation of policies and integration of programmes;
- non-aggression between Member States;
- maintenance of regional peace, stability and security through the promotion and strengthening of good neighbourliness;
- peaceful settlement of disputes among Member States, active Co-operation between neighbouring countries and promotion of a peaceful environment as a prerequisite for economic development;
- recognition promotion and protection of human and peoples’ rights in accordance with the provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights;
- accountability, economic and social justice and popular participation in development;
- recognition and observance of the rules and principles of the Community;
- promotion and consolidation of a democratic system of governance in each Member State as envisaged by the Declaration of Political Principles adopted in Abuja on 6 July, 1991;
- equitable and just distribution of the costs and benefits of economic co-operation and integration.
List Of ECOWAS Members States
- BENIN
- BURKINA FASO
- CABO VERDE
- CÔTE D’IVOIRE
- The GAMBIA
- GHANA
- GUINEA
- GUINEA BISSAU
- LIBERIA
- MALI
- NIGER
- NIGERIA
- SENEGAL
- SIERRA LEONE
- TOGO
ECOWAS Office In Nigeria And Other Member Countries
ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE in nigeria
Name of Head of Office : Mr. Manaja Tula ISA
Address :Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sir Tafawa Balewa House, Room 328, Western Wing , Opposite Eagle Square, Central Business District, P.M.B. 130, Garki G.P.O. Abuja – Nigeria
Phones :Tel: (+234) 0815 557 6909
Emails : manajatulaisa@gmail.com
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO ECOWAS
Name of Permanent Representative :
- E. Sunday Oja OMOIGIADE
Address :Permanent Representative of Nigeria to ECOWAS 114 Yakubu Gowon Crescent Asokoro, Abuja
Phones :+234 7066123133
Emails : sundayomo@yahoo.co.uk
ECOWAS Office In CÔTE D’IVOIRE
ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office :
Madame Sandra FOLQUET
Address :Point Focal de la Cellule Nationale CEDEAO
Phones :(+225) 21-01-70-06/+225 01933359
Fax :
Emails :s.f.coulibaly@hotmail.fr
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO ECOWAS
Name of Permanent Representative :
Mme Kone Epouse TOURE MAMAN
Address : Ambassade de Côte d’Ivoire – Abuja
Phones :+234 8166837645
Emails :mamantour1@yahoo.fr, ambaci.abuja@yahoo.fr
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MEMBER STATE
Name of Special Representative :
Amb. Oluwole Jonathan COKER
Address :Office of the Special Representative of the ECOWAS in Abidjan
Phones :+225 2251005, +225 46451751
Emails : yaocoker@gmail.com
ECOWAS Office In Guinea
ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office :Mr. Siaka CISSOKO
Address :Directeur General de l’Intégration Africaine Chef de la Cellule Nationale CEDEAO/Guinée Ministère de la Coopération Internationale
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO ECOWAS
Name of Permanent Representative :H.E. Gaoussou TOURE
Address :
Phones :+243) 8078965428 +234) 9099446361
Emails :gatoure2000@yahoo.co.uk gatoure@gmail.com ambaguineeab@yahoo.com
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MEMBER STATE
Name of Special Representative :Mrs. Jacqueline ZABA
Address :Office of the Special Representative of the ECOWAS Commission in Guinea BP. 4144, Conakry
Phones :+224 664061953
Emails :n_jacqui@yahoo.fr
ECOWAS Office In Mali
ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office :Monsieur Cheick KEITA
Address :BPE 4791, Hamdalaye ACI 2OOO, Bamako
Phones : (+223) 2O.29.11.22 /20.21.23.32 (+223) 66.74.25.23
Fax :
Emails :keitacheickh02@hotmail.fr
Web Site :
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO ECOWAS
Name of Permanent Representative : S.E. Mahamane Amadou MAIGA
Address :Ambassade du Mali, Maitama IBB Way Plot 32R7, Abuja
Phones :+234 8169157478
Emails :mmaiga958@gmail.com
ECOWAS Office In Senegal
ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office :Jean Antoine DIOUF, Directeur Intégration Régionale Responsable de la Cellule , Nationale CEDEAO
Address :94, rue Félix Faure X Jean Jaures, 6ème étage, Dakar, 14236 – KDR Peytavin
Phones : (+221) 33 821 25 75
Emails :baybabacarba@gmail.com
Web Site :
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO ECOWAS
Name of Permanent Representative :H.E. Abubakar SAMBA
Address :Ambassade du Sénégal 12 Jose Marti Crescent, Asokoro, Abuja
Phones :+234 8022904698, +234 8030938314
Emails :baboucarsambe@yahoo.fr
ECOWAS Office In Burkina Faso
MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR ECOWAS AFFAIRS
Name of Ministry :Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, de la Coopération et des Burkinabè de l’Extérieur
Name of Minister :Monsieur Alpha BARRY
Address :03 BP 7038 Ouagadougou 03
Phones :(+226) 25 32 47 32 – 25 32 47 36
Fax :
Emails :
Web Site :
ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office :Monsieur Oumarou GANOU
Address :Responsable de la Cellule Nationale CEDEAO
Phones :(+226) 79 09 54 73 / 50 32 47 32
Emails :gannbou@gmail.com
Web Site :
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO ECOWAS
Name of Permanent Representative :Piabié Firmin Grégoire N’DO
Address :Ambassade du Burkina Faso 15, Pope John Paul II Street Off Gana Street, Maitama District, Abuja
Phones :
Emails :piabie.firmin3@gmail.com
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MEMBER STATE
Name of Special Representative :Diakité MOHAMAMED
Address :Rue de la Chance No. 3.119, Ouagadougou
Phones :+226 25 30 19 80
Emails :diakimed@yahoo.fr
ECOWAS Office In The Gambia
ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office :Mrs. Fatim NJIE
Address :Independence Drive, Banjul
Phones :(+220) 420 11 12 / 4228868
Fax :+220 422 77 56
Emails :yaingui@hotmail.com
Web Site :
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO ECOWAS
Name of Permanent Representative :H.E. Momodou M.B.O. CHAM
Address : Deputy Ambassador /Head of Chancery The Gambia High Commission, 7 Misratah, Off Parakou, Wuse II, Abuja
Phones : (+234) 818 604 1446
Emails : mambo.cham@yahoo.com, ghc_abuja@yahoo.com
ECOWAS In Guinea Bissau
ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office : Cristina da Silva PEDREIRA
Address :Responsável da Cellule Nationale de la CEDEAO Ministério da Economia Integração Regional
Phones :(+245) 6706648
Fax :
Emails :cristinasilvapedreira@yahoo.com.br
Web Site :
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO ECOWAS
Name of Permanent Representative : H.E. Joao GOMES CARDOSO
Address :Embassy of Guinea Bissau, Abuja
Phones :+245 633 8078
Emails :jomescardoso@gmail.com
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MEMBER STATE
Name of Special Representative :Amb. Ansumana CEESAY
Address :Office of the Special Representative of the ECOWAS Commission in Guinea Bissau,
Phones :+245 5834388
Emails :ansumana.jikoti@gmail.com
ECOWAS Office In Niger
ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office :Leko ADO
Phones :+227 94 21 68 31
Emails :adoleko@yahoo.fr
Web Site :
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO ECOWAS
Name of Permanent Representative :E. Mansour Maman Hadj DADDO
Address :Ambassade du Niger à Abuja
Phones :+234 8129129239
Emails :elmansour56@yahoo.fr
ECOWAS Office In Serra Leone
ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office : Mr. Sheku KAMARA, Deputy Development Secretary, Regional Integration and South-South Cooperation,
Address :Ministry of Finance and Economic Development 2nd Floor Treasury Building, George Street, Freetown
Phones : (+232) 78331438
Emails : kamaramseku@gmail.com
Web Site :
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO ECOWAS
Name of Permanent Representative :H. E. General Alfred Nelson WILLIAMS
Address :Sierra Leone High Commission, Diplomatic Zone, Abuja
Phones :+234 8186651149 +234 8124655296
Emails : godyouarethebest@gmail.com
ECOWAS Office In Cabo Verde
ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office :Madame Elisângela Andrade Carvalho
Address :ASA – CP 60, Praia
Phones :(+238) 2607832
Emails :ecarvalho@mirex.gov.cv
Web Site :
ECOWAS Office In Ghana
ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office :Mrs. Sena SIAW-BOATENG
Address :Director, Africa and Regional Integration
Phones :(+233 – 303 932361) (+233-549) 743 944
Fax :
Emails :sena.siaw-boateng@mfa.gov.gh
Web Site :
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO ECOWAS
Name of Permanent Representative :H.E. William Azumah AWINADOR-KANYIRIGE
Address :Ghana High Commission, Plot 301, Olusegun Obasanjo Way, Area 10, Garki, Abuja
Phones :+234 903 620 0025
Emails :ghcom_abj@hotmail.com anornador8@yahoo.com
ECOWAS Office In Liberia
ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office :Benedict D. ROBERTS
Address :
Phones :(+231) 886-258 196 (+231) 777-558 276
Fax :
Emails :broberts@mfdp.gov.lr
Web Site :www.emansion.gov.lr
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO ECOWAS
Name of Permanent Representative : H. E. Dr. Al-Hassan CONTEH
Address :Embassy of the Republic of Liberia
Phones :+234 8066323875
Emails :alconteh@yahoo.com liberiaembassyabuja@ymail.com
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MEMBER STATE
Name of Special Representative :Amb. Babatunde Olanrewaju AJISOMO
Address :Office of the Special Representative, 17th Street, Sinkor, Monrovia
Phones :+231 888 910 933
Emails :tundeajisomo@yahoo.com
ECOWAS Office In Togo
ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office : Mme Zouréhatou KASSAH-TRAORE
Address :
Phones :(+228) 222 88 03
Fax :
Emails :celluletogo@yahoo.fr, zourehatou@yahoo.fr
Web Site :
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO ECOWAS
Name of Permanent Representative :S.E. Tmanawoe TAZO
Address :Ambassade du Togo, 36, TY Danjuma Street, Asokoro, Abuja
Phones :+234 703 158 8114 – 07 +234 813 968 7070/ 0818 536 5445
Emails :ambatogoabuja@yahoo.com, Tmanawoe.tz@gmail.com, ttmanawoe@yahoo.fr
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MEMBER STATE
Name of Special Representative :H.E. Garba LOMPO
Address :
Phones :+228 893 083 030 +228 997 54 757 +228 222 26 864
Emails :lompo_garba@yahoo.fr
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