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Many African countries change their currency's appearance when a new government takes power (often the new head of state will appear on bank notes), though the notional value remains the same. Also, in many African currencies there have been episodes of rampant inflation, resulting in the need for currency revaluation (e.g. the Zimbabwe dollar).
Country Currency Central bank Peg Benin: West African CFA franc: Central Bank of West African States: 1 EUR = CFA 655.957 Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Mali Niger Senegal Togo Cameroon: Central African CFA franc: Bank of Central African States: 1 EUR= CFA 655.957 Central African Republic Chad Equatorial Guinea Gabon Republic of the Congo
Usage of: West African CFA franc (XOF) Central African CFA franc (XAF) CFA franc (French: franc CFA, [fʁɑ̃ seɛfɑ]) is the name of two currencies used by 210 million people (as of 2023) in fourteen African countries: the West African CFA franc (where "CFA" stands for Communauté Financière Africaine, i.e. "African Financial Community" in English), used in eight West African countries, and ...
Exchange rate arrangement (Number of countries) Exchange rate anchor Monetary aggregate target (25) Inflation Targeting framework (45) Others (43) US Dollar (37) Euro (28) Composite (8) Other (9) No separate legal tender (16) Ecuador El Salvador Marshall Islands Micronesia Palau Panama Timor-Leste Andorra Monaco San Marino Vatican City Kosovo
According to the BBC, "critics, such as those leading the anti-CFA movement, say true economic development for the 14 African countries can only be achieved if they get rid of the currency. They argue that in exchange for the guarantees provided by the French treasury , African countries channel more money to France than they receive in aid.
Category: Currencies of Africa by country. ... Currencies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4 P, 1 F) E. Currencies of Egypt (3 P) Currencies of Eswatini (2 P ...
Currencies of Africa by country (32 C) * Rupee (57 P) A. ... Pages in category "Currencies of Africa" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total.
Usage of: West African CFA franc Central African CFA franc The West African CFA franc (French: franc CFA or simply franc, ISO 4217 code: XOF; abbreviation: F.CFA) is the currency used by eight independent states in West Africa which make up the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA): Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.