Macron signals rethink on French-backed Africa currency

December 15, 2019 By La rédaction de Mediapart

Discussions are now to be held over future of the CFA franc in west and central Africa, which critics say is a colonial relic

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French president Emmanuel Macron is this week expected to signal a possible rethink on the French-backed CFA franc used by west and central African states but that critics see as a colonial relic, reports the Financial Times.

Macron signals rethink on French-backed Africa currency

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