Yaba or YABA may refer to:

People

Yaba is a female given name associated with the

Akan people The Akan () people live primarily in present-day Ghana and Ivory Coast in West Africa. The Akan language (also known as ''Twi/Fante'') are a group of dialects within the Central Tano branch of the Potou–Tano subfamily of the Niger–Congo ...

of West Africa, usually denoting a girl born on a Thursday. *

Yaba Angelosi Angelo Maku better known by his stage name Yaba Angelosi is a South Sudanese American singer, songwriter, sound producer, film director, and entertainer. Biography He is founder of Assida Records and Assida Films. He is popular in Africa a ...

, South Sudanese American singer, songwriter, sound producer, film director, and entertainer *

Yaba Badoe Yaba Badoe (born 1955) is a Ghanaian-British documentary filmmaker, journalist and author. Career Yaba Badoe was born in Tamale, northern Ghana. She left Ghana to be educated in Britain at a very young age.Beti Ellerson"A Conversation with Y ...

(born 1955), Ghanaian-British filmmaker, journalist and author *

Yaba Blay Dr. Yaba Blay is a Ghanaian Americans, Ghanaian-American professor, scholar-activist, public speaker, cultural worker, and consultant. She is originally from Ghana, West Africa, and was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Her scholarsh ...

(born 1974), Ghanaian-American professor, producer and publisher

Places

*, the capital of

Yaba Department Yaba is a department or commune of Nayala Province in western Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Yaba. According to the 2019 census the department has a total population of 41,369. Towns and villages * (6 591 inhabitants) (capital) * Ba ...

Yaba, Lagos Yaba is a suburb located on Lagos Mainland, Lagos in Lagos State, Nigeria. There are several federal government institutions in the area, which include Queen's College, the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, the Yaba College of Technolog ...

, a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria * Yaba, Indonesia, a town in North Maluku, Indonesia

Other uses

* Yaba or

Ya ba ''Ya ba'' ( th, :wikt:ยาบ้า, ยาบ้า, lo, ຢາບ້າ, literally 'crazy medicine'), formerly known as ''yama'' ( th, :wikt:ยาม้า, ยาม้า; literally 'horse drug'), also known as "bikers' coffee" and "kamika ...

, tablets of methamphetamine and caffeine popular in south-east Asia *

Yaba monkey tumor virus The Yaba monkey tumor virus is a type of poxvirus. The first case of the virus was obtained from a colony of rhesus monkeys in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. The virus caused the formation of tumors on the bodies of the monkeys. From these tumors the virus ...

Acronyms

* Young American Bowling Alliance, one of the organisations that merged to form the

United States Bowling Congress The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) is a sports membership organization dedicated to ten-pin bowling in the United States. It was formed in 2005 by a merger of the American Bowling Congress—the original codifier of all tenpin bowling stand ...

in 2005 *

Albany Airport (Western Australia) Albany Regional Airport is an airport serving Albany, Western Australia. It is located northwest of Albany just off Albany Highway and operated by the City of Albany. Also known as Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport, it is the largest air ...

in Albany, Western Australia * Yet Another Bloody Acronym, see {{disambig, geo, given name