Community of Sahel–Saharan States
Community of Sahel–Saharan States تجمع دول الساحل والصحراء Communauté des Etats Sahélo-Sahariens Comunidade dos Estados Sahelo-Saarianos | |
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Founding members
Countries joining later | |
| Headquarters | N'Djamena |
| Official languages | |
| Type | Trade bloc |
| Membership | 25 member states |
| Leaders | |
• Executive Secretary | Ado ELHADJI ABOU (acting) |
| Establishment | |
• Agreement signed | 4 February 1998 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,300,000 km2 (5,500,000 sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Total | $1,350.7 billion (2014) |
• Per capita | $1,363.8 (2014) |
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The Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN-SAD; تجمع دول الساحل والصحراء; Communauté des Etats Sahélo-Sahariens; Comunidade dos Estados Sahelo-Saarianos) aims to create a free trade area within a region of Africa. There are questions with regard to whether its level of economic integration qualifies it under the enabling clause of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
The annual ordinary session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government convenes in different Member State capitals on a rotational basis. An extraordinary session may be called upon the request of any Member State.