1.0AfricaCelebrities.Comhttps://africacelebrities.comEbenezer Okonkwo, Managing Editorhttps://africacelebrities.com/author/eben1/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://africacelebrities.com/2019/08/18/new-eco-currency-to-end-cfa-franc-in-africa-mahamadou-issoufou/">New ECO Currency To End CFA Franc In Africa- Mahamadou Issoufou</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,i,a,s=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),c=0;c<n.length;c++)n[c].style.display="none";for(c=0;c<s.length;c++)if(r=s[c],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(a=parseInt(t.value,10)))a=1e3;else if(~~a<200)a=200;r.height=a}if("link"===t.message)if(i=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),i.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,o.test(a.protocol))if(a.host===i.host)if(l.activeElement===r)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),a=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<a.length;s++){if(!(e=a[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||i)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://africacelebrities.com/2019/08/18/new-eco-currency-to-end-cfa-franc-in-africa-mahamadou-issoufou/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“New ECO Currency To End CFA Franc In Africa- Mahamadou Issoufou” — AfricaCelebrities.Com" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://i0.wp.com/africacelebrities.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/M-Issoufou.png?fit=700%2C782&ssl=1700782According to the President, the adoption of a unique currency by the 15 member states of ECOWAS will be the end of CFA Franc in 2020. He however remarked that the CFA Franc, which has colonial underpinnings, is still being used by 8 Francophone countries under UEMOA, the Francophone bloc for monetary affairs.