Economic Cooperation and Integration in West Africa (1999-2010)
Student: Osamagbe Dorcas Edegbe (Project, 2025)
Department of History and International Studies
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State
Abstract
This study examined the economic cooperation and integration in West Africa (1999-2010), specifically looking at the prospects and challenges in the area of trade as an effort to deepen its integration processes. The qualitative research design was adopted for the study. The secondary data obtained were subjected to critical review. The study found that ECOWAS is one of the most successful and important sub-regional groups in Africa. Its successes could be realized in the area of maintaining peace and stability, promoting trade and economic growth for the mutual benefit of its member states and the larger world. In spite of these successes, it was revealed in the study that trade liberalization is one of the main challenges facing the success of ECOWAS as this hinders its core principles of economic integration. The conclusion was made based on the findings of the researcher.
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- Covenant Polytechnic, Aba, Abia State 1
- Covenant University, Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun State 4
- Crawford University of Apostolic Faith Mission Faith City, Igbesa, Ogun State 2
- Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State 1
- Cross Rivers University of Technology, Calabar, Cross Rivers State 142
- Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State 11
- Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe, Delta State 13
- Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State 139
- Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State 17
- Edo University, Iyamho, Edo State 10