Even French official bodies openly acknowledge the franc zone serves French influence.

Evidence

The French political control over the franc zone is openly acknowledged by everyone, including the supporters of the CFA franc, even though the latter tend to sugar-coat the issue. In a report entitled L’Afrique est notre avenir (‘Africa is our future’), published in 2013, the French Senate underlined how the franc zone, where ‘hundreds of [French] technical assistants and consultants work for the presidency of certain states’, continues ‘to contribute to France’s influence’. — Fanny Pigeaud_ Ndongo Samba Sylla, Africa’s Last Colonial Currency, 275

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