members-(7) Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo
West African Economic Community (CEAO)
note-acronym from Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
established-3 June 1972
aim-to promote regional economic development
members-(7) Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal observers-(2) Guinea, Togo
Western European Union (WEU)
established-23 October 1954
effective-6 May 1955
aim-mutual defense and progressive political unification