West African Economic and Monetary Union
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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.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West African Economic and Monetary Union canonical | 17 |
| UEMOA | 5 |
| BCEAO | 4 |
| Communauté Financière Africaine | 2 |
| 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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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D.
ECOWAS
ECOWAS is a regional political and economic union of West African countries that promotes economic integration, peace, and development across the region.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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D.
ECOWAS
ECOWAS is a regional political and economic union of West African countries that promotes economic integration, peace, and development across the region.
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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 |
West African Economic and Monetary Union
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
UEMOA
West African Economic and Monetary Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
WAEMU
|
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
African Union
ⓘ
ECOWAS ⓘ
surface form:
Economic Community of West African States
European Union ⓘ International Monetary Fund ⓘ World Bank ⓘ |
| country |
Benin
ⓘ
Burkina Faso ⓘ Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
surface form:
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
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West African Economic and Monetary Union Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UEMOA
this entity surface form:
UEMOA
this entity surface form:
West African Economic and Monetary Union member states
West African Development Bank
→
operatesInMonetaryUnion
→
West African Economic and Monetary Union
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
UEMOA zone
this entity surface form:
Communauté Financière Africaine
West African Economic and Monetary Union
→
abbreviation
→
West African Economic and Monetary Union
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
WAEMU
West African Economic and Monetary Union
→
abbreviation
→
West African Economic and Monetary Union
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
UEMOA
this entity surface form:
BCEAO
this entity surface form:
UEMOA
Economic Community of West African States Monetary Zone
→
relatedTo
→
West African Economic and Monetary Union
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
BCEAO
this entity surface form:
Communauté Financière Africaine
this entity surface form:
WAEMU
this entity surface form:
UEMOA
this entity surface form:
BCEAO
Central Bank of West African States
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monetaryPolicyFor
→
West African Economic and Monetary Union
ⓘ
Central Bank of West African States
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hasCentralBankCode
→
West African Economic and Monetary Union
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
BCEAO
this entity surface form:
West African Economic and Monetary Union territory