'THE FRENCH ROBBED US' The CFA franc currencies - one West African and another for Central Africa - sit at the heart of an emotional debate over sovereignty and development in French-speaking Africa.

West African CFA franc (XOF) United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED) 1 XOF to AED = 0.0064 XOF AED on 10/06/2025 West African CFA franc (XOF) Albanian Lek (ALL) 1 XOF to ALL = 0.1495 XOF ALL on 10/06 ...

At the same time, the state of public accounts has deteriorated. “As a matter of fact, the budget deficit amounted to 3,742.1bn CFA francs or 5.5% of GDP at the end of September 2020 compared to 1,576 ...

If the ASS states decide to withdraw from the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), the organisation of eight mainly Francophone states which share the West African CFA franc, the ...

Some campaigners have been calling for West African countries to seek out an independent course and break those ties with Paris. In September 2017, Togolese economist Kako Nubukpo described his peer, ...

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, has handed over undeclared $20,000 and 110,000 West African CFA ...

The three are also members of the eight-nation West African Monetary Union (UEMOA) which uses the West Africa CFA franc currency pegged to the Euro.

West Africa's monetary union has agreed with France to rename its CFA franc the Eco and cut some of the financial links with Paris that have underpinned the region's common currency since its ...

In addition, WAEMU countries plan to replace the West African CFA franc, the common currency in use for the past 75 years 4, with a new common currency called the Eco.

Economic growth in West Africa's CFA franc currency zone should rise to 7 percent this year from 6.8 percent in 2016, the central bank that sets monetary policy in the eight-nation zone said on ...

The three are also members of the eight-nation West African Monetary Union (UEMOA) which uses the West Africa CFA franc currency pegged to the Euro.