Africa the Second World War, General Charles de Gaulle, the President of France, declared la Franc afrique, France’s informal sphere ...

Moreover, eight ECOWAS countries, largely francophone, are already members of a currency union—Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. These members of the ...

benefitting states within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) and the private sector. The investment also aligns with three of the Bank Group's "High 5" strategic priorities ...

Until now, ECOWAS has often been viewed as a model – albeit imperfect – for regional integration, not unlike the eight-member West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) that shares the CFA franc ...

namely the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), and the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CAEMC) for the French colonies of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, ...

A cascade of anti-French sentiment continues to sweep across the belt of the Sahel in Africa: joining Burkina Faso, Mali, and ...

Britain lives in the past, memories of the greatness of the once largest colonial empire in the world. The current residents ...

Officials and economists have pointed out the difficulties involved in such a project, given the economic ... Nairobi and then Lagos as an East and West Africa Correspondent for The Economist ...

The three Sahelian countries are also members of the West African Economic and Monetary Union, a currency union comprising eight ECOWAS member states using the CFA franc that guarantees the free ...