address — BOAD, BP 1172, 68 av de la liberation, Lome, Togo

telephone — [228] 21 59 06, 21 42 44, 21 01 13

FAX — [228] 21 52 67, 21 72 69

established — 14 November 1973

aim — to promote regional economic development and integration

members — (7) Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo

West African Economic Community (CEAO)

note — acronym from Communaute Economique de lAfrique de lOuest established on 3 June 1972 to promote regional economic development; its members were Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal; it was disbanded in 1994

Western European Union (WEU)

address — Rue de la Regence 4, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium