[1][2] The headquarters of AfWASA are located in Riviera Palmeraie, Cocody, in Abidjan the capital city of Ivory Coast.
[1][4] In February 1980, Zadi Kessy Marcel an Ivorian national, who at that time was the managing director of SODECI, the national water utility in Ivory Coast, organized the founding congress of the African Union of Water Suppliers (AUWS), with its headquarters in Liberia.
[1] Between 1990 and 2000 many private service providers, asset management companies, regulators, water and sanitation boards joined the association.
Effective 1 January 2024, the executive director of AfWASA is François Olivier Gosso, an Ivorian general engineer, who succeeded Sylvain Usher, who served in that role from 1999 until 2023.
Eligible candidates must be citizens of sub-Saharan African countries and enrolled in a master's degree program at a recognized university.