West African Bankers' Association 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. West African Bankers' Association 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. The WABA was created in August 10, 1981 with the main purpose of supporting and developing the
Postage stamps and postal history of Benin issued in 1892 for French colonies on the coast of the Bight of Benin called the "Établissments du Golfe de Benin". In 1904, the colony of French Dahomey was established, as part of French West Africa. Stamps inscribed Dahomey were issued between 1899 and 1942. Stamps of French West Africa were then used until 1960. The colony became the self-governing Republic of Dahomey, and two years later on 1 August 1960 it gained full independence. Stamps inscribed Dahomey were issued again in 1960. Ⅰn 1975, the country was renamed Benin. Postage stamps and postal history of Benin This is a