Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Hint At a New West African Currency - What It'll Take for It to Succeed

[The Conversation Africa] On 11 February 2024, the head of Niger's ruling military junta, General Abdourahmane Tiani, spoke of the possible creation of a common currency with Burkina Faso and Mali. "The currency is a first step toward breaking free from the legacy of colonisation," he said on national TV, referring to the CFA franc inherited from French colonisation.