Is the time right for a single currency in West Africa? Published by Iwa Salami on 1 March 2020 The eight francophone states that form the West African Economic and Monetary Union have agreed to drop the use of the CFA franc.
Have West, Central Africa outgrown the CFA franc? Published by Emilie Iob on 30 April 2016 Debate over the CFA franc is once again stirring in West and Central Africa with some experts calling for a reform of the colonial currency.
The gilded cage: Who does the CFA franc really benefit? Published by Simon Allison on 10 April 2015 Does this regional currency benefit France and African elites at the expense of local economies?
