Key fact 1

  • The West Africa is the European Unions’ largest trading partner sub of the Sahara. Combine trade of about 45 billion Euros in 2016
  • 2017 figures indicate that West Africa has second largest population in The Sub Region second to East Africa ( over 372 million)
  • ECOWAS has 8 different national currencies: Escudo(CVE), Cedi(GHS), Dalasi(GMD), Franc (GNF), Dollar(LRD), Naira(NGN), Pound(SHP), Leone (SLL)