Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS CEEAC)

Course summary Economic Community of Central African States ECCAS:

Economic Community of Central African States ECCAS was established on 1983 by the UDEAC members and the members of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes States (Burundi, Rwanda and the then Zaire, Congo) as well as Sao Tome and Principe. ECCAS has been inactive since 1992.

ECCAS Member states: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Democratic Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe.

Example of the course Economic Community of Central African States ECCAS:

ECCAS has overlapping membership with CEMAC, the Central African Monetary Union, to which Chad, Central African Republic (CAR), Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe belong. On 24 January 2003, the European Union concluded a financial agreement with ECCAS and CEMAC, conditional on ECCAS and CEMAC merging into one organization, with ECCAS taking responsibility for the peace and security of the subregion.

Economic Community of Central African States ECCAS aims to promote regional economic co-operation and establish a Central African Common market. The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a divisive factor in CEEAC since Rwanda and Angola back opposing sides.

ECCAS has been designated a pillar of the African Economic Community (AEC) but formal contact between the AEC and ECCAS has not yet been established due to the latter’s inactivity since 1992. The other pillars are the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Common market for Eastern and Southern African (COMESA), Southern African development community (SADC), and Arab Maghreb Union (AMU).

Treaties and protocols
- Treaty Establishing the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
- Protocol Establishing the Network of Parliamentarians of ECCAS (REPAC)
- Mutual Assistance Pact Between member states of ECCAS
- Protocol Relating to the Establishment of a Mutual Security Pact in Central Africa (COPAX)

Economic Community of Central African States ECCAS official languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish.

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