Eric Tevoedjre

Eric Tevoedjre comes from Benin (West Africa). His research focuses on Regional integration in Africa, especially the Economic community of West African States (ECOWAS). He received his doctorate in International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University.

The Schuman Declaration: A Blueprint for Project-based Regional Integration Plans

75 years after the Schuman Declaration, can Africa adopt its pragmatic model? A project-based path to integration could be ECOWAS’s key to jobs, resilience, and lasting peace.

ECOWAS Can Avert Disintegration. Here’s How

An 8 July 2024 BBC paper had this alarming title : “ECOWAS risks disintegration if juntas quit”. The juntas in question are the regimes...

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