Official Launch of ECOWAS at 50th anniversary

VIDEO CREDIT: GHANA BROADCASTING CORPORATION On 28 May 1975, fifteen West African nations came together in Lagos, Nigeria, to sign the historic Treaty establishing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Built on the vision of a united, integrated, and prosperous region, ECOWAS has since grown into the most advanced Regional Economic Community in Africa—fostering peace, security, democracy, free movement, and shared development for over 400 million citizens. The 50th Anniversary Launch, hosted by the Government of the Republic of Ghana in partnership with the ECOWAS Commission, marks the beginning of a year-long celebration of the Community’s golden jubilee. This milestone event brings together Heads of State and Government, Ministers, senior policymakers, development partners, and cultural icons to honour the achievements of the past five decades and reaffirm a collective commitment to shaping the ECOWAS of the future—an ECOWAS of the People, stronger together, for a brighter future.