the c.f.a. frank protects us from that. the choice between stability and instability is clear stability that leap. let's bring in wendy busey from. africa. is this changing of the currency a matter of national pride or economic wisdom i think we just heard what the president of man you say and this is what many heads of states in the zone foresee if i truly believe that if i see if i. bring economy in the countries that we need to know that in these debates about defense if we need to make a difference between those who agree with difference a fact and those who are against saying that this is a tool used by a western country to settle and economic dependence but in the media what we has we've also have people saying that each country who use fancy five today need to have their own korea and like in tanzania kenya. in a way to show their independence at the economic level they brought stability to the region low inflation is always quoted by its supporters isn't that a good reason to keep it i don't know if we can say that

country's seventy four year old currency has become a focus of debate it's called the west african c.f.a. frank a problem for some is viewed as a legacy of colonialism nicolas hock has more from dakar in senegal. just enough until next month i would john is calling her younger brother and jack to thank him for the money he sent down in france having left his life in the car for a better one in europe he tells her it's not what he expected but he's still able to send a few hundred years every month to his sister to look after the family and. it's not easy but without him we couldn't make ends meet there's no work for him here we need him there he's doing this for the money. in january italy's deputy prime minister luigi accused frowns of fueling the migrant crisis by controlling the economies of former african colonies through the local currency the c.f.a. france is one of those countries that by printing money for fourteen african states prevents the economic development and contributes to the fact that the refugees leave and then die in the sea or arrive on the coasts i didn't like the comment

become a topic of debate ahead of its presidential elections at the end of this month is here for c.f.a. frank was introduced by france in one thousand nine hundred five and is used by fourteen west african nations some senegalese are opposed to it saying it's a legacy of colonialism reports from dakar just enough until next month. i would john is calling her younger brother and jack to thank him for the money he sent he's down in france having left his life in the car for a better one in europe he tells her it's not what he expected but he's still able to send a few hundred years every month to his sister to look after the family. it's not easy but without him we couldn't make ends meet there's no work for him here we need him there he's doing this for the money. in january italy's deputy prime minister luigi accused france of fueling the migrant crisis by controlling the economies of former african colonies through the local currency the c.f.a. france is one of those countries that by printing money for fourteen african states prevents the economic development and contributes to the fact tha

country's seventy four year old currency has become a focus of debate it's called the west african c.f.a. frank a problem for some is viewed as a legacy of colonialism because huck has more from dakar in senegal just enough in till next month. i would john is calling her younger brother and jack to thank him for the money he sent he's down in france having left his life in the car for a better one in europe he tells her it's not what he expected but he's still able to send a few hundred years every month to his sister to look after the family. it's not easy but without him we couldn't make ends meet there's no work for him here we need him there he's doing this for the money. in january italy's deputy prime minister luigi accused rounds of fueling the migrant crisis by controlling the economies of former african colonies through the local currency the c.f.a. france is one of those countries that by printing money for fourteen african states prevents the economic development and contributes to the fact that the refugees leave and then die in the sea or arrive on the coasts i didn't like the comm

c.f.a. front frank since france pulled out of central africa in the one nine hundred sixty s. the say five currency zone comprises six central african nations from a quarter are given to central at the central african republic and eight west african countries these include booking a fossil and senegal. in all fourteen states the current currency policy is effectively laid down in france and the safe from which was paid to the french franc now has a fixed exchange rate to the euro all members of the safe from have to deposit half of their currency reserves in france's central bank some say being back to the euro create stability in member states others believe it keeps them dependent on the old colonial occupies it's a controversial topic and not just in senegal mali pulled out of the safe our fall in one hundred sixty two but it changed its mind and rejoined the currency in one nine hundred eighty four d w spoke to mali's president ibrahim a book about kate's and asked him how he views the front today mosher not to. the measure of one's evolution i think this is the end of a f