ECOWAS a model for regional problem-solving

A collection of West African countries, each with their own problems, have banded together to protect human and civil rights. They succeed more than they fail.

ECOWAS President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou addressing the UN Security Council in New York in 2018. The Economic Community of West African States has become a beacon of hope for regional stability in the world, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph by Evan Schneider, courtesy of the United Nations

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

August 31, 2020

LONDON, U.K.—In what is probably the poorest region of the world, West Africa, there is an unsung success story. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) doesn’t just work for economic integration; it tries to defend democracy and prevent war among its member states, and often it s...

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