The AES unveils a new flag as the member nations forge a new path toward regional unity, economic independence, and ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States are two significant developments that are set to transform the economic and political landscape of West ...

In 2024, the euro steadily weakened against the dollar, dropping from 1.12 USD/EUR in September to about 1.02 USD/EUR by January 2025, directly causing the CFA franc to lose ground against the dollar.

Africa is still many years away from having the political will or the monetary ability to make a single currency a reality ...

Conference Bitcoin Afrique aims to empower the French-speaking Bitcoin community across Africa. In April 2025, Bitcoiners ...

NIAMEY, Feb. 20, (Xinhua/GNA) — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), will provide more than 92 billion CFA francs (about 142 million U.S. dollars), to help Niger improve its education sector, ...

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This is not just a farewell to France's overreach, it's a bold step toward a more equitable and empowered West Africa, writes ...

Could deteriorating diplomatic ties between France and the Sahel nations have consequences for the common currency used by WAEMU and CEMAC countries? Faces masked, hundreds of young men armed with ...

Less than a third of Niger's vast territory has internet access, so the West African country is betting on satellite ... users who want internet access must pay between 260,000 and 400,000 CFA francs ...

Welcome to the 2025 ZMK XOF history summary. This is the Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) to West African CFA franc (XOF) exchange rate history data page for the year of 2025, covering 0 days of ZMK XOF ...