ECCAS
Economic Community of Central African States
Updated 7 November 2026
Central African states working on trade integration, free movement and regional peace and security. Rwanda announced its withdrawal in June 2025.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1983
- Headquarters
- Libreville, Gabon
- Members
- 10 states
- Chair
- Equatorial Guinea
- Commission President
- Ezéchiel Nibigirasince September 2025
- Last summit
- 24 January 2026Online
- The UAE
- Not a member
- UAE trade with members (2025)
- $12.6 billion