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JAMB Government 1979 Question 44

Question 44

ECOWAS

ECOWAS represents

  1. A.the English-speaking equivalent of the Francophone economic community in West Africa
  2. B.an attempt to progressively eliminate obstacles to free movement of goods, services and people throughout West Africa
  3. C.the West African regional arm of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
  4. D.a continent-wide economic dimension of Pan-Africanism
  5. E.a concrete achievement by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (an attempt to progressively eliminate obstacles to free movement of goods, services and people throughout West Africa)

Explanation

ECOWAS aims to remove barriers to the free movement of goods, services and people across West Africa step by step. Its members include both English- and French-speaking states.