WAEMU

WAEMU: A Community Law Framework Structuring Business in West Africa

Created by the Dakar Treaty of 10 January 1994 and built upon the pre-existing West African Monetary Union, WAEMU was conceived not merely as a monetary arrangement, but as a broader project of economic and legal integration (WAEMU Treaty, Arts. 2 and 4). It brings together eight Member States — Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire,…

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