What keeps it alive
Dakar and Abuja are the two most diplomatically active Anglophone/Francophone capitals in West Africa. Senegal and Nigeria often coordinate on ECOWAS positions. Dakar hosts key multilateral forums.
Active drivers
TRADE · DIPLOMATIC
Anchors
ECOWAS coordination · Multilateral alignment · Trade
Accountability
No specific accountability issue documented.
Key moments
- 1975ECOWAS co-founders.
- 2014Nigeria-Senegal relations strained briefly over Senegal's handling of Boko Haram-linked networks.