From 6 to 17 July 2026, staff of the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) participated in an enriching two-week in-house training programme on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at the Agency’s headquarters in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The programme was facilitated
As part of the implementation of the ECOWAS Roadmap for the launch of the ECO currency, the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) organized a Regional Workshop on the Establishment of the ECOWAS Exchange Rate Mechanism (EcERM), hosted by the Central
The West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) invites applications for the recruitment of an Independent External Consultant to conduct an objective and unbiased evaluation of bids submitted by selected ECOWAS Member States and regional institutions to host the components of the ECOWAS Payments
COUNTRIES: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo Project: Technical Assistance for Harmonization of Existing Payments System Infrastructure across ECOWAS (WAMA EPSS) Project ID: P-Z1-H-108 Mode of
The West African Monetary Agency (WAMA), in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), implemented a Technical Assistance project to harmonize payment systems across ECOWAS. In support of this effort, a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) was established and trained through
The West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) Facebook Page is officially live. As part of our commitment to strengthening communication and increasing public engagement, WAMA is expanding its digital presence to reach a wider audience across the ECOWAS region and beyond.
The West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) officially launched, this Monday, March 23, 2026, in Tokeh, the validation workshop for ECOWAS draft Acts on credit reporting and the regulatory framework relating to Credit Information Bureaus within ECOWAS. It should be recalled
The West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) invites applications for the recruitment of an Independent External Consultant to conduct an objective and unbiased evaluation of bids submitted by selected ECOWAS Member States and regional institutions to host the components of the
The West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) is an autonomous and specialised body of ECOWAS. It was established in 1993, and started operations in 1996, as result of the transformation of the West African Clearing House (WACH). The Agency is charged
