After African Union, China sets eyes on $32m Ecowas headquarters

Ecowas secretariat in Abuja, Nigeria.

Ecowas secretariat in Abuja, Nigeria. China will begin building the new Ecowas headquarters in Abuja, which it says is a donation of friendship.  PHOTO | MOHAMMED MOMOH | NMG

China will begin building the headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) in Abuja, Nigeria to the tune of $32 million, setting a trend where Beijing has influential fingerprints over regional blocs on the continent.

The Chinese have already broken ground for the head offices of the Ecowas secretariat, which China says is a donation of friendship.