Thursday 8 February 2007: Nigeria, Benin and Togo formed a new regional body aimed at fast-tracking integration of their economies.
The body, known as the Co-Prosperity Alliance Zone (COPAZ), was formally inaugurated following a mini-summit of Presidents Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo of Nigeria, Boni Thomas Yayi of Benin and Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe of Togo.