Catholic University of West Africa

5°19′53.1″N 3°59′47.7″W

Université catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest

Motto	Foi, science, Action
Type	Private, Catholic
Established	2000 (2000)
Affiliation	Agence universitaire de la Francophonie
Students	5,819 (in 2010)
Location	Côte d'Ivoire Benin Burkina Faso Guinea Mali Senegal Togo
Language	French

Université catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (UCAO) or Catholic University of West Africa was founded in 1967 as the Higher Institute of Religious Culture; later it became a university. It is situated in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It has also campuses in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso), Cotonou (Benin), Dakar(Senegal) and Lomé (Togo).^[1]