West African Bankers' Association

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AbbreviationWABA
Legal statusWestern Union
Region served
West Africa
West African Bankers' Association
Association des banques de l'Afrique de l'ouest (ABAO)
AbbreviationWABA
TypeIndustry trade group and professional association
Legal statusWestern Union
Region served
West Africa
Secretary General
Agbai Abosi
President
Eddy Ogbogu
AffiliationsWith Western Union
Websitewww.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.

The WABA was created on August 10, 1981 with the main purpose of supporting and developing the West African Clearing House (WACH).[1]

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