1975 ECOWAS Treaty
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The 1975 ECOWAS Treaty is the founding agreement that established the Economic Community of West African States as a regional organization to promote economic integration and cooperation among West African countries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1975 ECOWAS Treaty canonical | 1 |
| ECOWAS Treaty | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1975 ECOWAS Treaty Context triple: [ECOWAS Revised Treaty, replaces, 1975 ECOWAS Treaty]
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A.
ECOWAS Revised Treaty
The ECOWAS Revised Treaty is the foundational legal instrument that restructured and strengthened the Economic Community of West African States, defining its institutions, objectives, and regional integration framework.
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B.
Abuja Treaty
The Abuja Treaty is a 1991 African Union founding agreement that laid out the roadmap for creating an African Economic Community through progressive regional integration and economic cooperation among African states.
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C.
CEMAC Treaty
The CEMAC Treaty is the foundational agreement that established the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa, defining its institutional framework, common market rules, and shared monetary policies among member states.
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D.
Cotonou Agreement
The Cotonou Agreement is a comprehensive partnership treaty between the European Union and African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) states that governs their political, trade, and development cooperation.
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E.
Treaty establishing the Economic Community of Central African States
The Treaty establishing the Economic Community of Central African States is the foundational legal agreement that created ECCAS as a regional organization to promote economic integration and cooperation among Central African countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1975 ECOWAS Treaty Target entity description: The 1975 ECOWAS Treaty is the founding agreement that established the Economic Community of West African States as a regional organization to promote economic integration and cooperation among West African countries.
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A.
ECOWAS Revised Treaty
The ECOWAS Revised Treaty is the foundational legal instrument that restructured and strengthened the Economic Community of West African States, defining its institutions, objectives, and regional integration framework.
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B.
Abuja Treaty
The Abuja Treaty is a 1991 African Union founding agreement that laid out the roadmap for creating an African Economic Community through progressive regional integration and economic cooperation among African states.
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C.
CEMAC Treaty
The CEMAC Treaty is the foundational agreement that established the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa, defining its institutional framework, common market rules, and shared monetary policies among member states.
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D.
Cotonou Agreement
The Cotonou Agreement is a comprehensive partnership treaty between the European Union and African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) states that governs their political, trade, and development cooperation.
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E.
Treaty establishing the Economic Community of Central African States
The Treaty establishing the Economic Community of Central African States is the foundational legal agreement that created ECCAS as a regional organization to promote economic integration and cooperation among Central African countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founding treaty
ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ regional economic integration treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | West African heads of state and government ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Treaty of Lagos ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| createdOrganization |
Economic Community of West African States
ⓘ
linked to:
ECOWAS
|
| dateSigned | 1975-05-28 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1975 ⓘ |
| established |
Economic Community of West African States
ⓘ
linked to:
ECOWAS
|
| foundingMembersCount | 15 ⓘ |
| foundingMemberState |
Benin
ⓘ
Burkina Faso ⓘ Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ Gambia ⓘ
linked to:
The Gambia
Ghana ⓘ Guinea ⓘ Guinea-Bissau ⓘ Liberia ⓘ Mali ⓘ Mauritania ⓘ Niger ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Senegal ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ Togo ⓘ |
| fullName | Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States ⓘ |
| geopoliticalScope |
West African region
ⓘ
linked to:
West Africa
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
ECOWAS institutions
ⓘ
linked to:
ECOWAS
|
| legalStatus | binding on ratifying member states ⓘ |
| organizationTypeCreated | regional economic community ⓘ |
| placeSigned |
Lagos, Nigeria
ⓘ
linked to:
Lagos
|
| policyArea |
customs union
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economic cooperation ⓘ free movement of persons, goods, services and capital ⓘ sectoral cooperation ⓘ trade liberalization ⓘ |
| purpose |
create a common market in West Africa
ⓘ
harmonize economic and sectoral policies of member states ⓘ promote cooperation among West African countries ⓘ promote economic integration among West African states ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| revisedBy |
1993 Revised ECOWAS Treaty
ⓘ
linked to:
ECOWAS Revised Treaty
|
| shortName |
ECOWAS Treaty
ⓘ
linked to:
1975 ECOWAS Treaty
|
| signatoryType | sovereign states ⓘ |
| signingCity | Lagos ⓘ |
| signingCountry | Nigeria ⓘ |
| successorInstrument |
1993 Revised ECOWAS Treaty
ⓘ
linked to:
ECOWAS Revised Treaty
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linked to: 1975 ECOWAS Treaty