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Economic Community of Central African States
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Administrative center | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
Working languages | |
Type | Pillar of the African Economic Community |
Membership | |
Leaders | |
• Secretary-General | Ahmad Allam-Mi |
Establishment | October 18, 1983 |
Area | |
• Total | 6,670,000 km2 (2,580,000 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate | 200 million (2020)[1] |
Website ceeac-eccas.org |
The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS; French: Communauté Économique des États de l'Afrique Centrale, CEEAC; Spanish: Comunidad Económica de los Estados de África Central, CEEAC; Portuguese: Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Central, CEEAC) is an Economic Community of the African Union for promotion of regional economic co-operation in Central Africa. It "aims to achieve collective autonomy, raise the standard of living of its populations and maintain economic stability through harmonious cooperation".