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aerospacemonkey t1_jaarn4l wrote

Reply to comment by CuriousShower9 in Macron flies to Africa to counter waning French influence by HRJafael

France literally owns the 14 countries still using the CFA franc, and keeps the value of resources artificiality low for themselves. None of those countries have been able to grow out of extreme poverty, and their GDP have been stagnant or declining since the 70s.

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e-chem-nerd t1_jab24ol wrote

Damn you fell for that Caspian Report video too? African countries voluntarily use CFA because it provides a stable currency that they are unable to provide for themselves.

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