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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional intergovernmental organization established in 1975. It consists of 15 member countries in West Africa, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. ECOWAS aims to promote economic integration, cooperation, and development among its member states. It facilitates trade liberalization, the free movement of goods, services, and people, and the establishment of a common market within the region. ECOWAS also works towards political stability, peace, and security in West Africa.