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CFA franc

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The West African CFA franc is the currency of eight countries in West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Sénégal and Togo. CFA means Communauté Financière d'Afrique ("Financial Community of Africa") or Communauté Financière Africaine ("African Financial Community").[1]

Use of CFA franc. Green: West African CFA franc. Red: Central African CFA franc.

The Central African CFA franc has the same value as the West African CFA franc.[2]

References

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  1. "BCEAO - Présentation". Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2016-04-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)