When French President Emmanuel Macron holds talks with his Ivory Coast counterpart on Saturday (December 22), the future of the French-backed CFA franc currency will be under scrutiny. It's a lifeline ...

Luigi Di Maio, an Italian deputy prime minister, took aim at President Emmanuel Macron of France this week, laying the blame for migration, a deeply divisive issue in Italy, on Mr. Macron. Citing a ...

TheThe French authorities in Paris regularly insist they are open to reforms of the Franc Zone, which brings together the 14 African states and former colonies that share the CFA franc currency (see ...

Equatorial Guinea’s leader said the union of Central African states should consider changes to its French-backed currency after eight West African states last week agreed to reforms to their ...

Emmanuel Macron has met with West African leaders to revamp the regional currency. The CFA Franc has been criticized as a relic of French colonialism, which Macron called a "grave mistake." French ...