Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)

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The return of African historical diaspora members to Central Africa brings unique perspectives, skills, and experiences that contribute to the region's cultural, social, and economic development. Their diverse backgrounds and expertise enrich local communities and foster connections that promote unity and progress.

The institutional reform of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) was ordered by the Conference of Heads of State and Government of ECCAS during its sixteenth ordinary session held in N’Djamena on May 25, 2015. On this occasion, the Conference had approved the proposal made by the General Secretariat “to initiate a profound reform of ECCAS” and marked its agreement for the immediate start of this process under the authority of the President-in-Office of ECCAS, His Excellency Ali Bongo Ondimba, with the support of the Ministers responsible for the integration of Member States and a firm of experts.

This institutional reform aimed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of ECCAS with the aim of achieving a major qualitative leap in the governance of the Organization to make it a viable and strong Regional Economic Community, with an Executive at the architecture renovated and adapted to current challenges. This objective falls within the framework of strategic axis n°9 of ECCAS Vision 2025, which recommended by 2015, to transform the General Secretariat into a Commission to enable it to respond to new strategic and integration operations.

Mission

According to its Treaty, the Community aims to promote cooperation and the strengthening of regional integration in Central Africa in all areas of political, security, economic, monetary, financial, social, cultural, scientific and technical activity with a view to to achieve collective self-reliance, to raise the standard of living of the people, to increase and maintain economic stability, to strengthen and preserve the close peaceful relations between its Member States and to contribute to the progress and development of the African continent .

Area, Polulation, Economy

With an area of 6.67 million km² for an estimated population of 200 million in 2020, the region is favorable for investment and business development. For more than a decade, economic activity in the region has been among the most dynamic on the continent, even if the pace has slowed following the fall in oil prices, with average growth around 5% over the last five years. . A performance certainly attributable to soaring commodity prices, but also to macroeconomic stability and the implementation of good policies that have helped to support growth. The export of hydrocarbons represents 41% of GDP and dominates the economy of the region, closely followed by forestry and extractive mining industries, and finally by agro-industries centered around the processing of cotton, coffee and cocoa, rubber.

Regional Facilitators

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Contact

secretariat@auadshighcouncil.org