Senegal Opposition Leader Urges West African Currency Reform
- Sonko says national currency should be considered as backup
- Sonko was released this week after eight months in prison
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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 West African monetary union of eight countries that all use the same currency — of which Senegal is a member — has been a longterm goal for Sonko’s political grouping.