Togo parliament adopts WAEMU law against currency counterfeiting Bill defines offences including reproduction, possession and circulation of fake notes Law strengthens BCEAO role in coordinating ...

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - 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 ...

JOHANNESBURG/NIAMEY, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Days after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced last month they were quitting the West Africa political union ECOWAS, Burkina Faso's military ruler Ibrahim ...

Mr Fonbaustier said these benefits contribute to the decision of some Francophone countries, including members of the AES, who are “bullish on colonialism” to continue using the CFA.

CNN — A revamped common currency in West Africa known as the ECO will be launched in 2020, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. The ECO is supposed to replace the CFA franc which is ...

The reform comes as Senegal grapples with mounting fiscal challenges. Public debt climbed to 132 percent of gross domestic ...

West African CFA franc (XOF) United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED) 1 XOF to AED = 0.0066 XOF AED on 23/11/2017 West African CFA franc (XOF) Albanian Lek (ALL) 1 XOF to ALL = 0.204 XOF ALL on 23/11/2017 ...

In the inner circles of West African sovereigntists, it is fashionable to vilify the CFA franc. Indeed, the currency of France’s former African colonies, born in the aftermath of the Second World War, ...

When French President Emmanuel Macron holds talks with his Ivory Coast counterpart on Saturday (December 22), the future of the French-backed CFA franc currency will be under scrutiny. It's a lifeline ...

West African CFA franc (XOF) United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED) 1 XOF to AED = 0.0077 XOF AED on 17/02/2014 West African CFA franc (XOF) Albanian Lek (ALL) 1 XOF to ALL = 0.2138 XOF ALL on 17/02/2014 ...

A revamped common currency in West Africa known as the ECO will be launched in 2020, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. A revamped common currency in West Africa known as the ECO will be ...