West African Bankers' Association

West African Bankers' Association

Association des banques de l'Afrique de l'ouest (ABAO)
Abbreviation	WABA
Type	Industry trade group and professional association
Legal status	Western Union
Region served	West Africa
Secretary General	Agbai Abosi
President	Eddy Ogbogu
Affiliations	With Western Union
Website	www.waba-abao.org

The West African Bankers' Association (WABA; French: Association des banques de l'Afrique de l'ouest (ABAO)) is a professional association of banking and financial services and institutions in West Africa.

It has its headquarters and offices in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

History

The WABA was created on August 10, 1981 with the main purpose of supporting and developing the West African Clearing House (WACH).

Membership and organization

The organization has banking, securities, and auditing institutions, and individual members. The secretary general is Sega Balde, with Rev Ifeanyi IWANDE as president.

The central banks of each participating countries financed the association. The WABA serves as an intermediary between banks and the sub-regional committee of the central banks.

The association is located in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

See also

• Banque Capitale du Benin
• Banque Internationale du Bénin
• Central Bank of West African States
• Economic Community of West African States
• Financial Bank Benin associated with phone number+229)62057804
• Yaw Osafo-Marfo