Senegal may become the first country to release a cryptocurrency based on its national currency. Earlier this month, Senegal introduced eCFA, a digital currency currently in development in ...

Last month, Senegal announced its intention to introduce a national digital currency based on block chain technology, and become only the second country in the world following Tunisia to do so.

(Bloomberg) -- Senegal’s main opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, will seek a reform of the regional CFA currency if his coalition wins elections later this month. Creating a new currency, outside the ...

DAKAR - The presidential candidate for Senegal's ruling coalition, former Prime Minister Amadou Ba, warned on Friday that an opponent's proposal to introduce a national currency could discourage ...

The economy is expected to prove a key issue in Senegal's upcoming presidential election. With campaigning for the 24 March polls in full swing, the opposition coalition says replacing the ...

Protesters gathered in several West African capitals Saturday to demand their countries abandon the CFA franc in favor of a common African currency. Passions over the issue have been reignited since ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - A Senegalese opposition coalition backed by popular firebrand Ousmane Sonko launched its presidential campaign platform on Saturday with promises to create a new national currency ...

DAKAR - Senegal will seek to implement a reform of the West Africa region's CFA franc currency at a regional level first and if that fails, will consider creating a national currency, opposition ...

In its programme published on 9 March, the Diomaye President coalition had announced the launch of a monetary reform that would give Senegal its own currency. But at a more recent press conference, ...

DAKAR, March 15 (Reuters) - Senegal will seek to implement a reform of the West Africa region's CFA franc currency at a regional level first and if that fails, will consider creating a national ...