aim-to promote regional economic cooperation and integration
members-(3) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire Economic Community of
West African States (ECOWAS)
established-28 May 1975
aim-to promote regional economic cooperation
members-(17) Benin, Burkina, Cape
Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal,
Sierra Leone,Togo
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
established-1985
aim-to promote regional cooperation in trade, transportation, communications, tourism, cultural affairs,and economic development
members-(10) Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan