Africa: Protests Mount Against Africa's 'Colonial' CFA Currency

22 September 2017

The CFA franc is facing growing opposition in parts of West and central Africa. Critics say the common currency has hampered the region's economic growth while France profits.

Hundreds of protesters gather in the center of Senegal's capital, Dakar. Wearing T-shirts emblazened with the slogan, "Down with the CFA franc," they pump their fists in the air defiantly.

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