The West African Bankers' Association (WABA; ) 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).[1]
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.