West African Economic and Monetary Union

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economic and monetary union intergovernmental organization regional organization

The West African Economic and Monetary Union is a regional organization of several West African countries that promotes economic integration and shares a common currency, the CFA franc.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
West African Economic and Monetary Union canonical	20
UEMOA	5
BCEAO	4
Communauté Financière Africaine	3
WAEMU	2
UEMOA zone	1
West African Economic and Monetary Union member states	1
West African Economic and Monetary Union territory	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T643174 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: West African Economic and Monetary Union
Context triple: [ECA Subregional Office for West Africa, worksWith, West African Economic and Monetary Union]

A. African Monetary Union
The African Monetary Union is a proposed initiative to create a single continental currency and unified monetary policy for member states of the African Union.
B. Economic Community of Central African States
The Economic Community of Central African States is a regional organization that promotes economic integration, political cooperation, and peace and security among Central African countries.
C. ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development is the regional financial institution of the Economic Community of West African States that funds development and integration projects across West Africa.
D. ECOWAS
ECOWAS is a regional political and economic union of West African countries that promotes economic integration, peace, and development across the region.
E. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic bloc of African states focused on promoting trade integration, economic cooperation, and development across Eastern and Southern Africa.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: West African Economic and Monetary Union
Target entity description: The West African Economic and Monetary Union is a regional organization of several West African countries that promotes economic integration and shares a common currency, the CFA franc.

A. African Monetary Union
The African Monetary Union is a proposed initiative to create a single continental currency and unified monetary policy for member states of the African Union.
B. Economic Community of Central African States
The Economic Community of Central African States is a regional organization that promotes economic integration, political cooperation, and peace and security among Central African countries.
C. ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development is the regional financial institution of the Economic Community of West African States that funds development and integration projects across West Africa.
D. ECOWAS
ECOWAS is a regional political and economic union of West African countries that promotes economic integration, peace, and development across the region.
E. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic bloc of African states focused on promoting trade integration, economic cooperation, and development across Eastern and Southern Africa.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	economic and monetary union ⓘ intergovernmental organization ⓘ regional organization ⓘ
abbreviation	UEMOA ⓘ linked to: West African Economic and Monetary Union WAEMU ⓘ linked to: West African Economic and Monetary Union
continent	Africa ⓘ
cooperatesWith	African Union ⓘ Economic Community of West African States ⓘ linked to: ECOWAS European Union ⓘ International Monetary Fund ⓘ World Bank ⓘ
country	Benin ⓘ Burkina Faso ⓘ Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ linked to: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea-Bissau ⓘ Mali ⓘ Niger ⓘ Senegal ⓘ Togo ⓘ
currencyCode	XOF ⓘ
foundedBy	member states of the West African CFA franc zone ⓘ
goal	coordination of sectoral policies ⓘ creation of a common market ⓘ economic integration ⓘ macroeconomic convergence ⓘ monetary integration ⓘ
hasCentralBank	Central Bank of West African States ⓘ
hasFeature	common monetary policy ⓘ regional surveillance of public finances ⓘ single currency area ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation	Ouagadougou ⓘ
hasJudicialBody	WAEMU Court of Justice ⓘ
hasLegislativeBody	WAEMU Commission ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	French ⓘ
hasPolicy	common external tariff ⓘ common trade policy ⓘ harmonization of taxation ⓘ regional agricultural policy ⓘ regional industrial policy ⓘ regional infrastructure policy ⓘ
hasStatisticsBody	WAEMU Commission Statistics Department ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Burkina Faso ⓘ
regionServed	West Africa ⓘ
sharesCentralBankWith	Central Bank of West African States ⓘ
typeOfIntegration	customs union ⓘ monetary union ⓘ
usesCurrency	West African CFA franc ⓘ

How these facts were elicited