Even if and when a continent- wide currency is launched, there is virtu- ally no chance that it will cover all African countries in its first incarnation. As in the EU, each country will have to jump ...
Africa's development bank is proposing a new 'gold standard' style currency arrangement backed by critical minerals such as ...
These members of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) share a monetary policy and a currency, the CFA franc ... because they are all small, they benefit from a common central bank. The ...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has proposed that African leaders adopt a gold-backed currency system to stabilize weakening local currencies against major international currencies. In ...
Over the past year, some African nations have improved the performance of their currencies against the US dollar while others continue to face challenges. The challenges faced by African ...
Currencies and their use provide a window into wider histories of trade, politics, and cultural interaction. In West Africa, they reflect the complex legacies of colonial rule and decolonisation. It ...