Category:Economic Community of West African States

This is the category for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; in French, CEDEAO).

Membership: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

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• 26 September 2015: Civilian government restored as Burkina Faso coup ends
• 26 November 2011: Yahya Jammeh wins Gambia presidential election
• 23 December 2010: French citizens told to leave Ivory Coast as UN warns of civil war
• 19 February 2010: Niger coup ousts president
• 25 October 2009: Niger’s ruling party wins majority in parliament after elections
• 20 October 2009: ECOWAS suspends Niger in dispute over constitution
• 17 October 2009: International pressure mounts on Guinean military junta to withdraw from elections
• 8 October 2009: Guinea to launch investigation into killing of protestors
• 16 July 2005: Togo's Faure Gnassingbé says elections will be held in 60 days
• 11 July 2005: Violent rioting, deaths follow disputed election in Togo

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Map highlighting ECOWAS member state locations within Africa.