As the name depicts WANNPRES is composed of natural products research scientists in 15 Western Africa Countries: Ghana, Togo, Benin Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso Cameroon Niger, Mauritania, Chad, Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria. The idea of bringing together Natural Products Research Scientists in the sub region of Western Africa was muted in Abuja, Nigeria in 2002. For easy operation, WANNPRES is coordinated by a National coordinator in the various member Countries. The different nations are expected to organize national programmes and encourage networking among the various Natural Product research scientists in their countries.