No political party in franc-zone countries has made the CFA a campaign issue

Evidence

In order for this nascent popular movement to translate into real change, however, it would obviously be necessary for the political class of the various countries of the franc zone, both the ruling parties and those in opposition, to take up this battle. This is not yet the case. Few political formations make the CFA a key point of their focus. In Gabon, for example, says an academic, ‘the CFA franc is a non-issue: no party or leader has ever integrated it into their speeches, least of all in their campaigns. Politicians are too “françafricanised” to take a position on this topic. Worse still, the opposition, which should carry on this kind of discourse, only relies on France to come to power!’ — Fanny Pigeaud_ Ndongo Samba Sylla, Africa’s Last Colonial Currency, 326

Categorization

• QUESTION: Why does the Françafricanised political class resist the monetary-sovereignty cause even when opposition could gain from it?
• XREF: connects to: The CFA system gives France instruments to steer franc-zone politics

Related

• The CFA system gives France instruments to steer franc-zone politics (similarity 0.86)
• Even French official bodies openly acknowledge the franc zone serves French influence. (similarity 0.85)
• The CFA franc question has moved from expert circles into broad public debate (similarity 0.84)
• African social movements demand monetary sovereignty and reject CFA symbols (similarity 0.83)
• The CFA franc persists because French and African elite interests both benefit. (similarity 0.82)
• The CFA franc gives France instruments to control the politics of 15 African states. (similarity 0.81)
• The proposed eco currency is the CFA franc under another name. (similarity 0.81)
• CFA franc’s obscurity from public debate is deliberately engineered, not accidental. (similarity 0.81)
• The CFA franc persists because French and African elites both profit from it (similarity 0.80)
• The CFA franc’s obscurity from public debate was deliberately engineered (similarity 0.80)
• Most Togolese believe the CFA franc mainly serves French interests (similarity 0.80)
• CFA francs are non-convertible among the three African franc-zone sub-units (similarity 0.80)
• Two-thirds of Togolese believe the CFA franc should be abolished (similarity 0.80)
• African deputies denounced the CFA franc’s lack of independence in 1949. (similarity 0.80)
• Two CFA francs serve 162 million people across 15 states under one franc zone (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• The CFA system gives France instruments to steer franc-zone politics #contradicts (0.40)