French President Emmanuel Macron from Abidjan announced the partial end of the CFA franc, a currency linked to the euro and France used in 14 African nations, former French colonies. So Emmanuel Macron said during the meeting with the Ivorian head of state, Alassane Ouattara: “The CFA franc brings a lot of criticism to France. I see your young people [...]

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Angelo Ferrari on AGI talks about Chinese dominance in Africa. In recent days, West African countries - most of them former French colonies anchored to the infamous currency (the CFA franc) linked to the euro and guaranteed by the French treasury - have been able to equip themselves with their own currency, thus abandoning the CFA franc. All this emerged [...]

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