West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) is the largest regional peacebuilding group in West Africa. The focus on conflict resolution, mediation, and human rights. Founded in 1998 by Samuel Gbaydee Doe and Emmanuel Bombande the organization rose out of the various civil wars and inter-ethnic conflicts in Liberia, Ghana, and other West African countries. It currently has over 500 member organizations spread across the 15 countries represented by ECOWAS.