ECOWAS
noun
GOVERNMENT,ECONOMICSuk/ˈiːkəʊwɒz/usabbreviationforEconomic Community ofWestAfricanStates: anorganizationthrough whichWestAfricangovernmentsencourageeconomicdevelopmentin theregion:
About 6% of Benin'sofficiallyrecordedimportscome from the othermembersof ECOWAS.