Abstract
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) community agreed to embrace the ECO as its single currency and set the deadline for 2020. In this regard, this article outlines the reasons for currency integration in West Africa as well as the benefits and costs of currency integration. This article also points out the legal, structural and political constraints affecting the implementation of a single currency in the region. Finally, the article concludes by recommending solutions to these constraints.
Keywords: ECOWAS, Economic Integration, West Africa, West African Currency
