Sample Activity of Integration on The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Uganda is in the process of developing her oil and gas sector to improve the livelihood of Ugandans and the economy of East Africa. The government decided to do a background study from other large African oil producing countries in order to know how to benefit from the oil as a region.

Task:
Prepare a report for the government on how they can copy Nigeria’s success to benefit East Africa.

Sub-Chapter Summary
In this sub-chapter you learnt, the origin and membership of ECOWAS; successes and failures of ECOWAS, among others. A number of policies such as the youth policy, agricultural policy and energy efficiency policy have been implemented. Developments on the ground give hope for a brighter future for
member states in West Africa.