The emotionally charged debate over the future of a French-backed currency in West and Central Africa runs deeper than economics. For many, it is a potent symbol of France’s unequal relationship with its former colonies here. #currency#France#Africawww.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...

How a currency became a lightning rod for anti-French sentiment in West Africa

A movement against the CFA, the French-backed currency of several African countries, is growing, spurred by leaders who see it as a vestige of colonialism.