West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)

Commission de l’UEMOA, Avenue du Professeur Joseph KI-ZERBO, 01 BP 543, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso

Phone : + 226 50318873; + 226 503188; + 226 50318874; + 226 50318875; + 226 50318876 / Fax : + 226 50318872

Web site : www.uemoa.int

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) was created by the Treaty signed in Dakar on 10 January 1994 by Heads of State and Governments of seven West African countries, sharing a common currency, the West African CFA franc. The Treaty came into effect on 1st August 1994, after its ratification by member states.

The member states are: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo (1994) and Guinea Bissau (1997).