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With France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power?
Created in December 1945 at a time when calls for independence were already mounting, the CFA currency zone encompasses 14 ...
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France’s modern colonies: the CFA Franc System
The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late ...
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African countries that rely on France to print their currency
France’s influence in Africa is weakening, but it hasn’t disappeared. While political ties are fading, its economic grip ...
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Franc Zone
These countries use the West African CFA franc (XOF); • The Economic and Monetary Community ... the monetary policy committee and the board of governors of the BEAC (1 French governor out of 7). Since ...
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Striking a sour note: why the CFA franc’s days as legal tender could be spent
Opponents of the CFA franc dismiss these fears as scaremongering. As Belinga told World Finance: “Nigeria is the natural leading country of this region. There is no reason to be alarmed. An irrational ...
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Cameroon’s Striking Workers Win Against French Sugar Giant
Longstanding labor unrest over low wages, union suppression, and unsafe work conditions at Cameroon’s largest sugar company, ...
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An ‘Exorbitant Privilege’ for All?
Ending US dollar dominance alone will not end monetary imperialism. Only much better multilateral arrangements to clear ...