ECOWAS
E12122
ECOWAS is a regional political and economic union of West African countries that promotes economic integration, peace, and development across the region.
All labels observed (23)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T70112 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ECOWAS Context triple: [Africa, hasMajorEconomicCommunity, ECOWAS]
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A.
African Union
The African Union is a continental organization comprising African countries that promotes political and economic integration, peace, and development across Africa.
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B.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic bloc of African states focused on promoting trade integration, economic cooperation, and development across Eastern and Southern Africa.
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C.
Southern African Development Community
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes economic integration, political cooperation, and development among countries in Southern Africa.
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D.
Arab League
The Arab League is a regional organization of Arab countries in and around North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the Middle East that aims to promote political, economic, cultural, and security cooperation among its member states.
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E.
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is an international organization that brings together Muslim-majority countries to promote political, economic, and social cooperation and to represent the collective voice of the Islamic world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ECOWAS Target entity description: ECOWAS is a regional political and economic union of West African countries that promotes economic integration, peace, and development across the region.
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A.
African Union
The African Union is a continental organization comprising African countries that promotes political and economic integration, peace, and development across Africa.
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B.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic bloc of African states focused on promoting trade integration, economic cooperation, and development across Eastern and Southern Africa.
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C.
Southern African Development Community
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes economic integration, political cooperation, and development among countries in Southern Africa.
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D.
Arab League
The Arab League is a regional organization of Arab countries in and around North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the Middle East that aims to promote political, economic, cultural, and security cooperation among its member states.
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E.
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is an international organization that brings together Muslim-majority countries to promote political, economic, and social cooperation and to represent the collective voice of the Islamic world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intergovernmental organization
ⓘ
regional economic community ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ECOWAS ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote development in West Africa
ⓘ
promote economic integration in West Africa ⓘ promote peace and security in West Africa ⓘ |
| currencyProject | Eco ⓘ |
| formerMemberState | Mauritania ⓘ |
| foundedOn | 1975-05-28 ⓘ |
| foundingMemberState |
Benin
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Senegal ⓘ Togo ⓘ |
| foundingTreaty | Treaty of Lagos ⓘ |
| frenchName |
Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
ⓘ
linked to:
ECOWAS
|
| fullName |
Economic Community of West African States
ⓘ
linked to:
ECOWAS
|
| hasOrgan |
ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government
ⓘ
linked to:
ECOWAS
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development ⓘ ECOWAS Commission ⓘ
linked to:
ECOWAS
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice ⓘ ECOWAS Parliament ⓘ |
| hasSubOrganization |
ECOWAS Standby Force
ⓘ
linked to:
ECOWAS
|
| headquartersLocation |
Abuja, Nigeria
ⓘ
linked to:
Abuja
|
| memberState |
Benin
ⓘ
Burkina Faso ⓘ Cabo Verde ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ Gambia ⓘ
linked to:
The Gambia
Ghana ⓘ Guinea ⓘ Guinea-Bissau ⓘ Liberia ⓘ Mali ⓘ Niger ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Senegal ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ Togo ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| policyArea |
common market
ⓘ
conflict prevention ⓘ customs union ⓘ democracy promotion ⓘ good governance ⓘ peacekeeping ⓘ trade liberalization ⓘ |
| portugueseName |
Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental
ⓘ
linked to:
ECOWAS
|
| regionServed | West Africa ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ecowas.int ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ECOWAS Description of subject: ECOWAS is a regional political and economic union of West African countries that promotes economic integration, peace, and development across the region.
Referenced by (212)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Economic Community of Central African States
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cooperatesWith
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Economic Community of West African States
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ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
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parentOrganization
→
Economic Community of West African States
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linked to: ECOWAS
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ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
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parentOrganization
→
Economic Community of West African States
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linked to: ECOWAS
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
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affiliation
→
Economic Community of West African States
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linked to: ECOWAS
linked to: ECOWAS