NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Central banks and currencies of Africa

There are two African currency unions; the West African Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) and the Central African Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (BEAC). Members of both currency unions use the CFA Franc as their legal tender. modified version of Image:Africa-western-countries. ... modified version of Image:Africa-western-countries. ... In economics, a monetary union is a situation where several countries have agreed to share a single currency among them, for example, the East Caribbean Dollar. ... The countries using the CFA franc The CFA franc (in French: franc CFA, or just franc in everyday conversation if no ambiguity is possible) is a currency used in 12 formerly French-ruled African countries, as well as in Guinea-Bissau (former Portuguese colony) and in Equatorial Guinea (former Spanish...

Below is a list of the central banks and currencies of Africa.

Country	Currency	Central Bank
Benin	CFA Franc	Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Burkina Faso
Côte d'Ivoire
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Niger
Senegal
Togo
Cameroon		Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale
Central African Republic
Chad
Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Algeria	Algerian Dinar	Bank of Algeria
Angola	Kwanza	National Bank of Angola
Botswana	Pula	Bank of Botswana
Burundi	Burundian franc	Bank of Burundi
Cape Verde	Cape Verdean Escudo	Banco de Cabo Verde
Comoros	Comorian franc	Banque Centrale des Comores
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Congolese Franc	Central Bank of Congo
Djibouti	Djiboutian franc	Banque centrale de Djibouti
Egypt	Egyptian Pound	Central Bank of Egypt
Eritrea	Eritrean nakfa	National Bank of Eritrea
Ethiopia	Birr	National Bank of Ethiopia
The Gambia	Dalasi	Central Bank of Gambia
Ghana	Cedi	Bank of Ghana
Guinea	Guinean franc	Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée
Kenya	Kenyan Shilling	Central Bank of Kenya
Lesotho	Loti	Central Bank of Lesotho
Liberia	Liberian dollar	National Bank of Liberia
Libya	Libyan dinar	Central Bank of Libya
Madagascar	Malagasy ariary	Banque Centrale de Madagascar
Malawi	Malawian kwacha	Reserve Bank of Malawi
Mauritania	Mauritanian ouguiya	Banque Centrale de Mauritanie
Mauritius	Mauritian Rupee	Bank of Mauritius
Morocco	Dirham	Bank Al-Maghrib
Mozambique	Mozambican metical	Banco de Moçambique
Namibia	Namibian dollar	Bank of Namibia
Nigeria	Naira	Central Bank of Nigeria
Rwanda	Rwandan franc	Banque Nationale du Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe	São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra	Banco National São Tomé and Príncipe
Seychelles	Seychelles rupee	Central Bank of Seychelles
Sierra Leone	Leone	Bank of Sierra Leone
Somalia	Somali shilling	Bankiga Dhexe ee Soomaaliya
South Africa	Rand	South African Reserve Bank
Sudan	Sudanese dinar	Bank of Sudan
Swaziland	Lilangeni	Central Bank of Swaziland
Tanzania	Tanzanian shilling	Bank of Tanzania
Tunisia	Tunisian dinar	Banque Centrale de Tunisie
Uganda	Ugandan shilling	Bank of Uganda
Western Sahara	Dirham
Zambia	Zambian Kwacha	Bank of Zambia
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwean dollar	Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Image File history File links Flag_of_Benin. ... The countries using the CFA franc The CFA franc (in French: franc CFA, or just franc in everyday conversation if no ambiguity is possible) is a currency used in 12 formerly French-ruled African countries, as well as in Guinea-Bissau (former Portuguese colony) and in Equatorial Guinea (former Spanish... Image File history File links Flag_of_Burkina_Faso. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cote_d'Ivoire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mali. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Niger. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Togo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cameroon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chad. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Gabon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria_(bordered). ... The dinar is the currency of Algeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Angola. ... This article is about the currency kwanza. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Botswana. ... The pula is a currency in use in Botswana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Burundi. ... The franc (ISO 4217 code is BIF) is the currency of Burundi. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cape_Verde. ... The Cape Verdean Escudo is the currency of Cape Verde. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Comoros. ... ISO 4217 Code KMF User(s) Comoros Inflation rate 3% Source CIA World Fact Book, 2005 est. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo. ... The Congolese Franc is the currency of the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Djibouti. ... 500 Djibouti Franc note The Djiboutian franc is a currency used in the African nation of Djibouti. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... The Egyptian pound (Egyptian: Ø§Ù„Ø¬Ù†ÙŠÙ‡ Ø§Ù„Ù…ØµØ±Ù‰ Gineih Masri) is the current legal currency of Egypt. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Eritrea. ... The nakfa is the currency of Eritrea, divided into 100 cents. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ethiopia. ... The Birr is the unit of currency in Ethiopia. ... National Bank of Ethiopia is the Central Bank of the African country Ethiopia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_The_Gambia. ... The Dalasi is the currency of The Gambia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE The cedi is the unit of currency of Ghana, Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guinea. ... The Guinean franc (French: franc guinÃ©en) is the currency used in the African nation of Guinea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kenya. ... The Kenyan shilling is the currency used in Kenya. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lesotho. ... The Loti (pl. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liberia. ... The dollar (currency code LRD) has been the currency of Liberia since 1943. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Libya. ... ISO 4217 Code LYD User(s) Libya Inflation rate -1% Source The World Factbook, 2005 est. ... The Central Bank of Libya(CBL) is 100% state ownership and represents the monetary authority in The Great Socialist Peopleâ€™s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and enjoys the status of autonomous corporate body. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Madagascar. ... The Malagasy ariary (ISO 4217 MGA) is the currency of Madagascar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malawi. ... 500 MWK issued 2001 The kwacha has been the currency of Malawi since 1971. ... The Reserve Bank of Malawi is the central bank of Malawi, and established under an Act of Parliament in July 1964 and began operations in June of 1965 in Blantyre. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mauritania. ... 2000 MRO issued in 2004 The ouguiya (Arabic: Ø£ÙˆÙ‚ÙŠØ©; ISO 4217: MRO) is the currency of Mauritania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mauritius. ... The rupee is the currency of Mauritius. ... The Bank of Mauritius is the Central Bank of the Republic of Mauritius. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Morocco. ... Dirham is a unit of currency in several Arabic-speaking nations, including: Islamic Dirham The Moroccan dirham The United Arab Emirates dirham 1/1000 of the Libyan dinar 1/100 of the Qatari riyal 1/10 of the Jordanian dinar The dirham, spelt diram, is 1/100 of the Tajikistani... The Bank Al-Maghrib is the central bank of the Kingdom of Morocco. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mozambique. ... The metical (plural: meticais) is the currency of Mozambique. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Namibia. ... The Namibian dollar (abbreviated N$ or NAD) is the national currency of Namibia, adopted in 1993. ... The Bank of Namibia was established in 1993 to replace the never opened Namibia Reserve Bank. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... The Naira is the currency of Nigeria. ... This article is in need of improvement. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Rwanda. ... The Rwandan franc is a currency used in the African nation of Rwanda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sao_Tome_and_Principe. ... The SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃncipe Dobra is a currency used in the African nation of SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃncipe. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Seychelles. ... Seychelles rupee The rupee is the currency of the Seychelles, divided into 100 cents. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... The leone is the currency of Sierra Leone, a country on the West African coast. ... Prior to the establishment of the Bank of Sierra Leone,the West Africa currencey Board was responsible for the issue of currency in Sierra Leone. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Somalia. ... The Somali shilling (shilin soomaali) is the currency used in the African nation of Somalia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... The old R1 and new R10 bank notes The Rand is the currency of South Africa. ... The South African Reserve Bank is the central bank of South Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sudan. ... // The Dinar The dinar is the currency of Sudan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Swaziland. ... Lilangeni (singular), Emalangeni (plural) is the national currency of Swaziland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tanzania. ... The current curency used in Tanzania, althought the wide spread use of U.S. Dollars is accepted. ... The Bank of Tanzania is the central bank of United Republic of Tanzania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... The dinar (ISO 4217 currency code TND) is the currency of Tunisia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uganda. ... The Ugandan shilling is the currency of Uganda. ... The Bank of Uganda building on Kampala Road in Kampala The Bank of Uganda (BOU) is the national bank of Uganda in East Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Western_Sahara. ... Dirham is a unit of currency in several Arabic-speaking nations, including: Islamic Dirham The Moroccan dirham The United Arab Emirates dirham 1/1000 of the Libyan dinar 1/100 of the Qatari riyal 1/10 of the Jordanian dinar The dirham, spelt diram, is 1/100 of the Tajikistani... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zambia. ... The Zambian kwacha has been the official currency of Zambia since 1968. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zimbabwe. ... ISO 4217 Code ZWD User(s) Zimbabwe Inflation rate 1204. ... Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is that southern African countrys central bank. ...

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