Central banks and currencies of Africa

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Countries using CFA franc
Countries using CFA franc

There are two African currency unions associated with multinational central banks; 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.

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

Country Currency Central bank
Flag of Benin Benin West African CFA franc Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire
Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
Flag of Mali Mali
Flag of Niger Niger
Flag of Senegal Senegal
Flag of Togo Togo
Flag of Cameroon Cameroon Central African CFA franc Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale
Flag of the Central African Republic Central African Republic
Flag of Chad Chad
Flag of the Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo
Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Flag of Gabon Gabon
Flag of Algeria Algeria Algerian dinar Banque d'Algerie
Flag of Angola Angola Angolan kwanza Banco Nacional de Angola
Flag of Botswana Botswana Botswana pula Bank of Botswana
Flag of Burundi Burundi Burundian franc Banque de la République du Burundi
Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde Cape Verdean escudo Banco de Cabo Verde
Flag of the Comoros Comoros Comorian franc Banque Centrale des Comores
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese franc Banque Centrale du Congo
Flag of Djibouti Djibouti Djiboutian franc Banque Centrale de Djibouti
Flag of Egypt Egypt Egyptian pound Central Bank of Egypt
Flag of Eritrea Eritrea Eritrean nakfa Bank of Eritrea
Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopian birr National Bank of Ethiopia
Flag of The Gambia Gambia Gambian dalasi Central Bank of The Gambia
Flag of Ghana Ghana Ghanaian cedi Bank of Ghana
Flag of Guinea Guinea Guinean franc Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée
Flag of Kenya Kenya Kenyan shilling Central Bank of Kenya
Flag of Lesotho Lesotho Lesotho loti Central Bank of Lesotho
Flag of Liberia Liberia Liberian dollar Central Bank of Liberia
Flag of Libya Libya Libyan dinar Central Bank of Libya
Flag of Madagascar Madagascar Malagasy ariary Banque Centrale de Madagascar
Flag of Malawi Malawi Malawian kwacha Reserve Bank of Malawi
Flag of Mauritania Mauritania Mauritanian ouguiya Banque Centrale de Mauritanie
Flag of Mauritius Mauritius Mauritian rupee Bank of Mauritius
Flag of Morocco Morocco Moroccan dirham Bank Al-Maghrib
Flag of Mozambique Mozambique Mozambican metical Banco de Moçambique
Flag of Namibia Namibia Namibian dollar Bank of Namibia
Flag of Nigeria Nigeria Nigerian naira Central Bank of Nigeria
Flag of Rwanda Rwanda Rwandan franc Banque Nationale du Rwanda
Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe dobra Banco Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe
Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles Seychellois rupee Central Bank of Seychelles
Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Sierra Leonean leone Bank of Sierra Leone
Flag of Somalia Somalia Somali shilling Bankiga Dhexe ee Soomaaliya
Flag of Somaliland Somaliland Somaliland shilling Bank of Somaliland
Flag of South Africa South Africa South African rand South African Reserve Bank
Flag of Sudan Sudan Sudanese pound Bank of Sudan
Flag of Swaziland Swaziland Swazi lilangeni Central Bank of Swaziland
Flag of Tanzania Tanzania Tanzanian shilling Bank of Tanzania
Flag of Tunisia Tunisia Tunisian dinar Banque Centrale de Tunisie
Flag of Uganda Uganda Ugandan shilling Bank of Uganda
 Western Sahara Moroccan dirham
Flag of Zambia Zambia Zambian kwacha Bank of Zambia
Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwean dollar Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

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