The West African Economic and Monetary Union has agreed with France to a number of changes to the CFA franc currency, including a new name, Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara said Saturday, as ...

WAEMU and Côte d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara and French President Emmanuel Macron announced last month that the CFA franc, which had been in place since 1945, would be renamed and subjected to ...

On December 21, 2019, President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d'Ivoire and Emmanuel Macron of France announced a major currency reform in several West African Francophone countries. In 2020, eight West ...

A bloc of eight countries will rename their French-backed currency and France will scrap a contentious requirement for reserve deposits. By Ruth Maclean DAKAR, Senegal — A bloc of West African states ...

When French President Emmanuel Macron holds talks with his Ivory Coast counterpart on Saturday (December 22), the future of the French-backed CFA franc currency will be under scrutiny. It's a lifeline ...