#CEMAC #ECOWAS #WAEMU
#Africa #WestAfrica #CentralAfrica - #CFA #France

"[...] there is a strong fear that the region may collapse now that the G5 #Sahel—a regional group of countries promoting development and security—is led by four juntas. Among the five members, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, and Chad have recently experienced an undemocratic transition; Mauritania remains."

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/what-nigers-coup-means-for-west-africas-geopolitical-contest/

By Rama Yade

PS: the ECO zone is an old project to replace the CFA Franc...

"A CBDC could offer an untapped opportunity for promoting the development of the financial sector as well as financial inclusion in the WAEMU [West African Economic and Monetary Union]." https://imf.org/-/media/Files/Publications/CR/2023/English/1WAUEA2023001.ashx
#CBDC #digitalpayments #WestAfrica #BCEAO #WAEMU #centralbanks