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ECW/CMXIV/5/Rev 1 
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
CONAKRY, 25 - 26 MAY, 1983 
FINAL REPORT 
1. INTRODUCTION 
1. The ECOWAS Council of Ministers held an extraordinary 
session from 25th to 26th May, 1983, in the "2 Octobre" 
Conference Hall of the "Palais du Peuple" in Conakry, the 
People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea. 
2. The following Member States were represented at this 
session : 
- BENIN 
- IVORY COAST 
- GHANA 
- GUINEA 
- GUINEA BISSAU 
- UPPER VOLTA 
- MALI 
NIGER 
- NIGERIA 
- SENE GAL 
- 'SIERRA LEONE 
- TOGO 
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The following Organisations were also represented at 
this session as observers : 
- African Development Bank (ADB) 
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) 
- Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and 
Industry . 
The List of Participants is attached to this Report. 
II. OPENING SESSION 
3. The current Chairman of the Council, Dr. MAMOUNA MALICK 
TOURE, Honourable Minister of External Trade of the People's 
Revolutionary Republic of Guinea welcomed the Honourable 
Ministers, delegates and observers on behalf of the People and 
the Democratic Party of Guinea and also on behalf of the 
Supreme Leader of the Guinean Revolution, President AHMED SEKOU 
TOURE. 
4. The Honourable Minister recalled that at the last Council 
meeting held from 5 to 8 May , 1983, in Conakry, the decision 
was taken to convene this extraordinary session with the aim 
of considering those issues which had not been completely 
resolved because of insufficient information and the absence of 
certain documents. 
III. ELECTION OF BUREAU 
5 • The following Bureau was elected: 
Chairman Guinea 
Rapporteur Togo 
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IV. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 
6. The draft Agenda presented by the Executive Secretariat 
was amended and adopted as follows: 
1. Election of Bureau 
2. Adoption of Agenda 
3. Consideration of Report of Committee of Governors of 
Central Banks 
4. Consideration of Report of Conference of Ministers of 
Youth and Sports 
s. Telecommunications Project - Negotiations between 
Fund and Upper Volta 
6. Consideration of draft Decision on the Adoption and 
Implementation of a single Trade Liberalisation 
Scheme for Industri a l Products originating from 
Member States of the Community 
7. Consideration of Agenda for the meeting of the 
Authority 
8 . Any other matters. 
V. RESULTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS 
Consideration of the Report of Governors of Central Banks 
(Item 3) 
7. After presentation of this report by the representative of 
the Chairman of the Committee of Governors, the Council took 
note of the said r eport and invited the Central Banks, West 
African Clearing House and African Centre for Mone tary Studies 
to submit their observations on the studies prepared before 
June 30th 1983. 
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Consideration of the Report of the Meeting of the Conference 
of Ministers of Youth and Sports (Item 4) 
8. In considering the report of the Extraordinary Conference 
of Ministers of Youth and Sports of ECOWAS, Council reaffirmed 
its desire to see the youths of ECOWAS actively involved in 
the activities of the Community . 
that the youths of Member St a t es 
To this end, it was decided 
should be brought together in 
a sub-regional organ isation integrated within ECOWAS structures. 
In accordance with the resolution of the 15th April 1983 of 
the Extraordinary Conference , Council endorsed the Decision 
to organise the ECOWAS Games in Benin a t a more appropriate 
time . 
9. Council a lso reques t ed all Member States to give their 
moral and financi a l support to this Conference whose objectives 
are praiseworthy and consolidate the exis ting r elations 
between the peoples of Member States. 
10. Furthermore , to ensure harmony in the running of Institu­
tions , Council requested that the relations between the 
Conference of Ministers of Youth and Sports, its Permanent 
Secretariat and the Executive Secre tariat be examined by the 
Executive Secretariat in consultation with the Chairman of the 
Council of Ministers. 
11. The Report on this study shall be submitted to the November 
1983 session of the Council of Ministers. 
12. Council heard a presentation by the PanAfrican Youth 
Movement on the organisation of the second Youth Festiva l 
from 22 to 31 August 1983 in Tripoli (Libya). To this end, 
Council decided to make an appea l to all Member States to 
invite their Youth Organisations t o participate in this Festival 
the aim of which is to strengthen African unity. 
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13. Council also heard a presentation by the representative 
of the JRDA ~outh Movement of the Democratic African Revolu­
tion). Following this presentation, Council re-affirmed its 
decision to ensure that the youths of ECOWAS are organised 
into a sub-regional body. 
Telecommunications Project - Negotiation between Fund and 
Upper Volta (Item 5) 
14. The Managing Director of the Fund presented a report to 
Council on the resul ts of the negotiations carried o.ut with 
the Government of the Republic of Upper Volta on the loan for 
financing the Upper Volta section of the ECOWAS telecommunica­
tions ·priority programme. On the basis of the positive results 
obtained, Council expressed its satisfaction with this matter. 
Consideration of the draft Decision on the adoption and 
Implementation of a single Trade Liberalisation Scheme for 
Industrial Products Originating from Member States of the 
Community (Item 6) 
15. This Draft Decision emanates from Resolution C/RES.3/5/83 
dealing with this subject which had already been adopted by 
Council at its Thirteenth Session held from 5 to 7 May, 1983 
in Conakry. The draft Decision was adopted after an amendment 
to Article 11, which now becomes Article 10; the amended 
Article reads as follows: 
"Technical arrangements may eventually be made by the 
appropriate Technical Commiss~Qns without any further 
delay in the application of the single trade 
liberalisation scheme." 
The Upper Volta delegation reserved its position on the draft 
Decision. 
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Consideration of the Draft Agenda for the Authority (Item 7) 
16 . The draft Agenda for the Authority which was submitted 
by the Executive Secretari a t was adopted after amendment and 
is attached to this Report a s an appendix. 
Any Other Matters (Item 8) 
17. Under this Item , two issues were raised: 
(i) The Chairperson of the West African Sub-regional 
Committee for the int eg r at i on of Women in Development requested 
that her Organisation be grant ed observer st a tus in ECOWAS. 
Council acceded to this r eques t . 
(ii) On the issue of payment of contributions by Member 
State s to the operationa l budgets of Community institutions 
rais ed by the Executive Sec r etary . Council, once more , made 
an appeal to Member States to honour the ir financi a l obligations . 
VI. DATE AND VENUE OF NEXT MEETING 
18. The Council of Ministers dec ided to hold its next meeting 
in Conakry (People ' s Revolutionary Republic ~f Guinea) in 
November 1983 . 
VII . CLOSING SESSION 
19. The Chairman of the Council , Dr. MAMOUNA MALICK TOURE, 
congratulated Council memb ers for the satisfactory results 
obtained during this s ess ion . 
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VIII. ADO~TION OF REPORT 
20. This Report was adopted. 
DbNE AT CONAKRY; rH1S 26TH DAY OF MAY, 1983 IN 
ON~ SI~GLE ORIGINAL IN THE ENG~ISH AND FREN~H 
LANGUAGES BOTH TEXTS BEING EQUALLY AUTHENTIC. 
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HONOURABLE (DR.) OUNA MALICK TOURE 
THE CHAIRMAN. 
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ECONmnc COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
CONAKRY, 2S - 26 MAY , 1983 
VOTE OF THANKS 
The Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of 
Ministers meeting in Conakry from 2S to 26 Nay , 1983 , wishes 
to express its profound gr atitude to His Exce llency AHMED 
SEKOU TOURE, Supreme Leader of the Revolution, Secretary­
General of the Party-State , President of the People's 
Revolutionary Republic of Guinea , to the Government and 
People of Guinea for the authentically African hospitality 
and for the facilities, human as well as material , placed 
at its disposal for the success of its deliberations . 
THE COUNCIL 
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
CONAKRY, 2S - 2:6 MAY, 1983 
C/RES 3/5/83 RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ADOPTION AND 
IMPLEMENTATION OP' A SINGLE TRADE LIBERALISATION SCHEME FOR 
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING PROM MEMBER STATES OF THE 
COMMUNITY 
THE ~OUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
MINDFUL of the request for derogation from the application 
of the provisions of Article 20 of the ECOWAS Treaty made by 
CEAO and MRU; 
CONSIDERING that the provisions of Article 20 on the most 
favoured nation treatment enjoins each ECOWAS Member State to 
extend any tariff concessions granted to a third State to 
other ECOWAS Member states; 
CONSIDERING Decision No. C/DEC 3/11/81 of 26 November, 
1981 on studies to be undertaken for the harmonisation, of 
trade',libera1isation mechanisms of ECOWAS, CEAO and MRU; 
MINDFUL of the results of the deliberations of the meetings 
'of Expe~ts and C~ief Executives of the three organisations 
held in Ouagadougou on the 4th and 7th March, 1983; 
MINDFUL of the difference in the objectives of the Treaties 
~ of CEAO and ECOWAS; 
MINDFUL of the difficulty of harmonising the liberalisation 
schemes of the two Organisations as a result of these 
divergencies; 
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MINDFUL of the prov i s i ons of Art i cl e s 12 and 13 of the 
Treaty establishing ECOWAS; 
CONSIDERI NG that, i ll or der to avo i d delays in the imp le­
mentation of the Tr ade Li be r alisation Pr og r amme , a s t rong 
political decisi on needs t o be t aken at tIle highest l eve l a s 
regards the obj ec t i v es of t he Community; 
CONSIDERI NG the need f or so l i dari t y 2Dong Member State s 
to work toge ther towards th e c rea t ion of a Customs Union ; 
CONSIDERI NG the i mp e r a tive ne ed ~or app l y ing a s ing l e 
Trade Lib er alisa tion Scheme ~ithin the sub- re gion ; 
HEREBY RESOLVES ":0 PROPOSE TO THE j\U7HGR ITY 0;:; HEADS OF 
STATE AND GOVE RNMENT, 
1. To make a s t r ong app ea i t o the app1:'Opl' l a '.: a A'.lthorities of 
CEAO to mer ge t he aims, asp irn~ i cns ~Ld p~ o grammes of 
CEAO with t hose of ECOl'lAS >-lit h a vi ew t o avo iding dupli ­
cation of effor t s and f ac il ita t i ng tot a l s ol idarity 
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towards the c r ea t ion of ~~0 C~st ~~~ Uni0n and Economi c 
Integration env i saged un cle r che ECO¥!AS Tr ea t y; 
2 . To give the appr opriat e manda t e t o th ~ Execu t ive Secre t a ­
riat to comm er.ce , wi t hou t de l ay , a prc gr amme of 
impl ement a t ion of exist ing de ~ isions among those Membe r 
Stat e s that subscr i be to the i deals and ob j ec tive s set 
out unde r requisite deci s i ons already adop t ed; . 
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I. 
To r equ est a ll Member Sta t e s to i mp l enen t the Trade 
Libe r a li s ation Scheme of ECOWAS i n r espect of Orig i na ting 
Industrial Produc t s wi t h the fol l owi ng mod i fi ca tion s . 
TRADE COOPE RAT I ON OBJECT IVE 
In vi ew of t he var i ous dispa r it i es ex i st ing amo ng the 
countrie s o f the sub-region , total Trade Libera lisation without 
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the rectification of such disparities would adversely affect 
certain countries without promoting trade or enhancing the 
economic development of the sub-region. However , because of 
the objectives of the Lagos Plan of Ac tion, it is necessary to 
retain the ultimat e objective of Customs Union within the 
sub-region if West Africa is to respect the provisions of the 
Continental Programme. 
II. TRADE LIBERALISATION SCHEI-!E 
(a) Rules of Origin 
The equity participation ratio should be modified as 
follows : 
May 19 83 
May 1986 
May 198 9 
20% 
40% 
51% 
The earlier ratio it will be recalled was as follows: 
May 1981 
May 1983 
Ma.y 1989 
20% 
35% 
51% 
(b) Classification of Countries 
The countries of the sub-region should be classified into 
three groups using cumulatively the following criteria : 
- the level of industrial development 
the importance of customs revenue in the national 
budget of the Member States 
- problems resulting from lack of accessibility 
(i .e . transportation problems pertaining particularly 
to island and land - locked countries). 
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It is proposed that fo r the purpose of sub-regional trade , the 
countrie s of the sub-region should be classified a s follows: 
GROUP I 
GROUP II 
GROUP III 
CAPE -VERDE, GUINEA-BISSAU, THE GAMBIA , 
UPPER VOLTA, MALI , MAURITAN I A and NIGER 
BEN IN , GUINEA, LIBERIA, SIERRA LEONE and TOGO 
IVO RY COAST, GHANA , NIGERIA AND SENEGAL 
(c) CLASSIFICATION OF PRODUCTS 
The f ollowing crit eria were agreed upon for the s e l ection 
of priority industr ia l products which should be subjected to 
an accel e rat ed tari ff el imination. 
(i) the products s hould be manufactured by industries 
es t ab li shed in the sub- r egion and must f a ll under the 
agreed priority industrial sectors. 
(ii) the said products shoul d be given preferential 
trea tment either because of soci a l considerations 
(food, housing , health and hygiene) or economic 
consider ations (contribution to industrialisation , 
job creation , value add ed or impact on the economies 
of the Sta t es of the sub-reg ion). 
(iii) the products should satisfy in all case the rul es 
of origin. 
(c) THE PE RIOD OF TOTAL LI BERALI SATION OF TRADE 
Considering the provisions of the Lagos Plan of Ac tion 
which envisages the setting up of an Afr ican Common Market 
by the year 2000 to be preceded by the se tting up of sub­
regional Common Marke t b)' the year 1990, a t en- year period 
with effect fr om May 1983 was decided upon fo r the tota l 
liberalis ation of trade amo ng the Sta t es of the sub - region. 
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(e) rIME TABLE FOR TARIFF LIBERALISATION 
In the light of the above, the following schedule is 
proposed for the elimination of tariffs: 
COUNTRY GROUP 
G 
1 PRIORITY INDUSTRIAL 
PRODUCTS 
Pl 
NON PRIORITY 
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 
P2 
Gl: CAPE VERDE, TIlE GA!>-IBIA' 8 year s on the basis of, 10 years on the 
GUINEA-BISSAU, UPPER 
VOLTA, MALI, 
~!AURITANIA, NIGER 
12.5% reduction each 
year 
basis of 10% reduc­
tion each year 
~: BENIN, GUlNEA, LIBERIA, 6 years on the basis of' 8 years on the basis 
SIERRA LEONE, TOGO 1 16. 66% reduction each 1 of 12.5% reduction 
G3: IVORY COAST, GHANA, 
NIGERIA, SENEGAL 
1 year each year 
, 4 years on the basis of, 6 years on the basis 
1 25% reduction each of 16 .66% reduction 
year each year 
Technical arrangements may eventually be made by the appropriate 
Technical Commission without any ftlrther delay in the application of 
the single trade liberalisation scheme. 
III. SUPPORTING MEASURES FOR TRADE LIBERALISATION PROGRA~1E 
In order to reduc e any possible adve rse effects of the 
Trade Liberalisation Programme , the following supporting 
measures should be implemented. 
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SUPPORTING MEASURES 
SHORT-TERN ACTIONS 
1. Compensation scheme 
2. Determination of starting rates f or tariff reduction 
3. Establishment of a Non- Tariff Barriers' Liberalisation 
Scheme 
MEDIUM-TERl-1 ACTIONS 
4. Establishme nt of a Common Exte rna l Tariff 
5. A study on alternative sources of budge t financing 
for Member Sta t e s 
6. A study on the e sta blishme nt o f a We st African Trade 
De velopment Bank. 
7. A study on the e stablishme nt o f an Export Credit 
Insurance system in \'lest Africa 
8. A study on the establishme nt o f a West African Standards 
Board 
9. A study on payments proble ms in intra-West African Trade 
10. Working out a c oordinated development programme for the 
sub-region. 
LONG-TERM ACTIONS 
11. A study on Social and Economic Cost of Inte gration 
(problem of r e source allocation). 
DONE AT CONAKRY , THIS 26TH DAY OF ~lAY , 1983 IN 
ONE SINGLE ORIGINAL IN THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH 
LANGUAGES BOTH TEXTS BEING EQUALLY AUTHENTIC. 
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ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
CONAKRY, 2S - 26 MAY, 1983 
DECISION C/DEC 7 /5/83 RELATING TO THE GRANTING OF OBSERVER 
STATUS TO THE WEST AFRICAN SUB--REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE 
INTEGRATION OF WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS , 
MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the 
Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; 
CONSIDERING the decision of the United Nations establishing 
a Wcmen's Decade from 1975 to 19 85; 
CONSIDERING UN Resolution 332-XIV of 27 March 1979 on the 
African Development Strategy ; 
CONVINCED of the need to integrate women in the process of 
development; 
HAVING HEARD the paper presented by the Chairperson of 
the West African sub-regional Committee for the integration of 
Women in Development ; 
DEC IDE S 
Article 1 The West African Sub-regional Committee for the 
integration of Women in Deve lopment is her eby granted observer 
status within the institutions of ECOWAS. 
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Article 2 This de cision sha ll e nter into force upon 
signature and shall be published in the Official Journal 
of the Community and in the National Gazette of e ach Member 
State • 
DONE AT CONAKRY THIS 26TH DAY OF MAY 1983 IN 
ONE SINGLE ORIGINAL I N THE r RENCH AND ENGLISH 
LANGUAGES BOTH TEXTS BEING EQUALLY AUTHENTIC. 
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- REPUBLIQUE POPULAIRE DU BENIN 
JUSTIN GNIDEHOU 
DOUWA DAVID GBAGUIDI 
GEORGES SEKLOKA 
JEAN LABITE 
~UffiC AMOUSSOU-GUENOU 
COTE D'IVOIRE 
ABDOULAYE KONE 
ARE SIMEON 
RIGOBERT OULE 
DIARRASSOUBA TIEBENOU 
PIERRE AKA 
GBAYORO GBIZIE 
SORRO GOZIE 
GHANA 
BOYE MOSES 
YARUBU ~DULAI , 
MINISTRE DU DEVELOPPEf·1ENT RURAL ET DE L'ACTION COOPERATION 
MINISTERE DE LA JEUNESSE ET DES SPORTS, PORTO-NOVO 
DIRECTEUR DES TRANSPORTS TERRESTRES 
DIRECTEUR ADJOINT DES ETUDES ET DE LA PLANIFICATION DU 
MINISTERE DES FINANCES 
CMJS/ CEDEAO 
MINISTRE DE L'ECONOMIE ET DES FINANCES 
MINISTRE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES 
DIRECTEUR GENERAL ADJOINT DES FINANCES, ABIDJAN 
ATTACHE DE CABINET DU MINISTRE DES FINANCES 
CHARGE DE MISSION 
S/DIRECTEUR DES AFFAIRES AFRICAINES 
CONSEILLER TECHNIQUE 
AMBASSADOR, GHANA EMBASSY, CONAKRY, GUINEA. 
FIRST SECRETARY, GHANA EMBASSY, BOX 123 , CbNAKRY. 
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NOM/NAME 
GUINEE 
DR. MAMOUNA TOURE 
KEMOKO KEITA 
MALALY SANGARE 
SENY CAMARA 
DUSMANE KEITA 
DR. AMADOU BAIDY KEITA 
OULABA KOUROUMA 
SAKOBA KEITA 
GUINEE-BISSAO 
ADELINE MANO QUETA 
BERNADINE CARDRO 
HAUTE VOLTA 
MICHEL TOE 
ISSA ZEBA 
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FONCTION ET ADRESSE / FUNCTION AND ADDRESS 
MINISTRE DU COMMERCE EXTERIEUR CONKARY 
DIRECTEUR GENERAL DES DOUANES, CONAKRY 
DIRECTEUR DES AFFAIRES ECONOMIQUES AU MAEF/PRESIDENCE 
DE LA REPUBLIQUE 
DIRECTEUR DE DIVISION, MINISTERE DU COMMERCE EXTERIEUR CO~AKRY 
MAGISTRAT, MINISTERE DE LA COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE, CONAKRY 
DIRECTEUR ADJOINT DU BUREAU D'ETUDES, MINISTERE DES 
TRANSPORTS, CONAKRY 
ADMINISTRATEUR, MINISTERE DE LA COOPERATION 
INTERNATIONALE CONAKRY 
DIVISION CEDEAO, MINISTERE DE LA COOPERATION 
INTERNATIONALE, CONKARY. 
SECRETAIRE GENERAL DU MINISTERE DE L'ECONOMIE 
ET FINANCES 
CONSEILLER A LA PRESIDENCE. 
INSPECTEUR DIVISIONNAIRE DES DOUANES, B.P. 506 
OUAGADOUGOU 
ECONOMISTE, MINISTERE DU PLAN, OUAGADOUGOU. 
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NOM/NAME 
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MALI 
DRISSA KEITA 
SIDIKI DIALLO 
KIBILI DEHBA DIALLO 
NAJIM OULD H~mDY 
YALLA SIDIBE 
NIGER 
AHMADOU MAYAKI 
GILLES BAILLET 
NIGERIA 
GEOFFREY ADEMOLA THOMAS 
AKPOBASAH MOSES ABOYlWE B . 
COSMAS OKHUMEODE IDOKOGI 
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FONCTION ET ADRESSE / FUNCTION AND ADDRESS 
MINISTRE DES FINANCES, BAMAKO, MALI 
CONSEILLER TECHNIQUE, MINISTERE DES FINANCES, BAHilliO 
AtlliASSADEUR DU HALl EN GUINEE, CONAKRY 
CONSEILLER ECONOHIQUE, PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE, 
BAMAKO 
F/FINANCES, BANAKO 
SECRETAIRE GENERAL DES FINANCES, NIAMEY 
DIRECTEUR GENERAL ilDJOINT DES DOUANES, NIAMEY 
MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, LAGOS 
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, MINISTRY OF NATIONAL 
PLANNING 
ACTING SECRETARY FOR- ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, 
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF NATIONAL PUU~NING, LAGOS 
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SENEGAL 
MBAYE DIOUF 
ABDOURAHMANE SOW 
AMADOU MOCTAR DIOUF 
SIERRA LEONE 
HON 0 DR. ABDULAI O. CONTEH 
HON. ABUBACAR KAMARA 
MARIAN JUDITH TANNER KAMARA 
ALUSINE YILLA 
TOGO 
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KOUDJOLOU DOGO K. 
KODJO LABAN 
KOGBETSE MENSA 
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FONCTION ET ADRESSE / FUNCTION AND ADDRESS 
AMBASSADEUR DU SENEGAL EN GUINEE, CONAKRY 
CONSEILLER TECHNIQUE, MINISTERE DU COMMERCE, DAKAR 
CONSEILLER A L'AMBASSADE DU SENEGAL A CONAKRY 
LEADER - FOREIGN MINISTER 
MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY 
AMBASSADOR OF SIERRA LEOh~, BOX 625, CONAKRY 
EXPERT 
CONSEILLER TECHNIQUE A LA PRESIDENCE, LOME 
CONSEILLER TECHNIQUE DU MINISTRE DE L'ECONOMIE ET DES 
FINANCES, LOME 
DIRECTEUR ADJOINT DU FINANCEMENT DU PLAN, B.P.1667 LOME 
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OBSERVATEURS/OBSERVERS 
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB/BAD) 
SAMUEL ADEKUNLE OGUNLEYE 
MARTIN KAKRA-KOUAf.lE 
CEA/ADDIS JI.BEBA 
HENRI BAZIN 
ABDUL AZ IZ J ALLOH 
BANK OF SIERRA LEONE 
FEYI EDMUNDSON JONES-ASGILL 
CONFERENCE DES MINISTRES DE LA 
ET DES SPORTS DE LA CEDEAO 
SEYDOU KEITA 
MAl-IADOU LAMARANA BAH 
JEUNESSE DE LA REVOLUTION 
DEMOCRATIQUE AFRICAINE 
KOUMBA DIAKITE 
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FONCTION ET ADRESSE / FUNCTION AND ADDRESS 
VICE-PRESIDENT , ADB, BOX 1387, ABIDJAN 
INFORMATION OFFICER 
DIRECTEUR DU BUREAU DE LA COOPERATION ECONOMIQUE 
COt1MISSION ECONOMIQUE DES NATIONS UNIES POUR 
L'AFRIQUE , B.P. 3005, ADDIS ABE BA 
DlRECTOR, MULPOC, MAISON DE L'AFRIQUE, NIN~Y 
DlRECTOR OF RESEARCH, BOX 30, FREETOWN 
PRESIDENT 
ATTACHE DE CABINET 
SECRETAIRE GENERALE DE LA JRDA DE GUINEE, 
B.P. 62 CONAKRY , PORTE-PAROLE DES JEUNESSES 
DE LA CEDEAO. • • 
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MOUVEMENT PANAFRICAIN 
DE LA JEUNESSE 
OUMAR DIARSO 
COMITE SOUS-REGIONAL DE 
L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST POUR 
L'INTEGRATION DE LA FEMME 
MARIAMA SOW 
FEDERATION DES CHAMBRES 
DE COMMERCE DE L'AFRIQUE 
DE L'OUEST 
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FONCTION ET ADRESSE / FUNCTION AND ADDRESS 
SECRETAIRE GENERAL , M.P.J., RUE DEBBICH CHERIF, 
ALGER 
SECRETAIRE A L'ORGANISATION DU COMITE 
NATIONAL DES FEMMES DE GUINEE, 
B.P. 69, CONAKRY. 
ISSA DIOP PRESIDENT DE LA F . C.C.A.O. 
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NOM/NAME FONCTION ET ADRESSE / FUNCTION AND ADDRESS 
CEDEAO/ECOWAS SECRETARIAT - LAGOS 
DR. ABOUBACAR DIABY-OUATTARA 
DR. D. T . SAKHO 
I. O. ADE YALE 
DR. JAMES NTI 
JERRY A. EGHAGHA 
M. A . HAMIDOU 
D.R . W. FAUX 
P.C . CAKPO 
F .X. GRIMAUD 
J.E .A. MANU 
D. SALL 
S. OLUGBEMI OSHUNBIYI 
F. OFEI 
Y. SOW 
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SECRETAIRE EXECUTIF 
SECRETAIRE EXECUTIF ADJOINT (AFFAIRES ECONOMIQUES) 
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER 
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY (ADMINISTRATION) 
DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION) 
DIRECTEUR DES FINANCES 
DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT , TELECO!1MUNICATIONS & ENERGY 
DIRECTEUR, CO~wœRCE , DOUANES, IMMIGRATION , 
QUESTIONS HONETAIRES ET PAIEHENTS 
DIRECTEUR, DEPARTEMENT JURIDIQUE 
DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH 
DIRECTEUR, AFFAIRES SOCIALES ET CULTURELLES 
PRINCIPAL OFFICER , LEGAL DEPARTMENT 
PRINCIPAL OFFICER, STUDIES 
CHEF SECTION, RECHERCHE 
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NOM/NAME FONCTION ET ADRESSE / FUNCTION AND ADDRESS 
CEDEAO/ECOWAS SECRETARIAT - LAGOS 
MRS. ABIMBOLA 
D. MENSAH 
R.Do ASANTE 
G.Z.Da HOUNGNINOU 
FONDS CEDEAO/ECOWAS FUND - LOME 
R.C. TUBMAN 
M.S. IBRAHIM 
M.Bo FALL 
GABBIDON N.R.R. 
OSEI-BOATENG R.B. (MRS) 
MACAULEY-HOY~WOO D. (MRS) 
JALLOH A. 
JALLOH MoH. 
B. DIARRA (MME) 
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LIBRARIAN 
CHARGE DES RELATIONS AVEC LA PRESSE 
CHEF SECTION, MONNAIES ET PAIEMENTS 
CHEF COMPTABLE 
MANAGING DIRECTOR, B.P. 270D, LOME 
DIRECTEUR GENERAL ADJOINT 
SECRETAIRE GENERAL 
INTERNAL AUDITOR 
DIIŒCTOR, LEGAL DEPARTMENT 
HEAD, CONFERENCE & PUBLIC RELATIONS 
PRINCIPAL TRANSLATOR 
DOCUMENTALISTE 
ASSISTANTE, DIVISION CONFERENCE.