If Africa can trade with itself, on its own terms, in its own currencies, it could rewrite the rules of global commerce ...

Saharan African central banks that have added gold to their reserves in recent years could face price and liquidity crises if the value of the precious metal slides, BMI, a unit of Fitch Group, said ...

A Unified Future Through Single Currency Responding to questions from Pulse Nigeria, Barau stressed that the people of West Africa have always been one, despite colonial-era borders.

By Joshua Worlasi AMLANUThe Bank of Ghana is seeking to strengthen its currency forecasting and management systems, amid rising demand for physical cash and parallel growth of digital ...

The legacy of Françafrique continues to loom over West Africa’s monetary policies. Despite the rhetoric of reform, the ECO currency mirrors much of the structure of its predecessor, the CFA franc.

The currency provides a stable financial system across many Central and West African countries, helping Gabon maintain trade relationships with other CFA-using nations.

The decision to rename this major artery in the Senegalese capital after one of the heroes of independence, on 4 April – Senegal’s Independence Day – encapsulates the new wave of economic nationalism ...

Ghana's government said it is determined to join a West African currency that will replace the France-backed CFA franc as soon as next year in eight regional countries, but it urged members of the ...

They were produced by Portuguese, British, Dutch, and French merchants specifically for trade in West Africa. Manillas were used in everyday purchases at markets. They were also a central currency of ...

The countries of the eight-nation West African franc zone have increased planned debt issuance to 3,458 billion CFA francs ($7.18 billion) in 2014, up more than 52 percent from last year ...

Copper was highly valued and thus a popular material for currencies in West Africa. West African communities created copper bars of varying shapes and sizes to use in general and specific types of ...