Central banks and currencies of Africa

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

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Africa	Bank of Central African States · Central Bank of West African States · Bank of Algeria · Central Bank of Angola · Bank of Botswana · Bank of the Republic of Burundi · Bank of Cape Verde · Central Bank of the Comoros · Central Bank of the Congo · Central Bank of Djibouti · Central Bank of Egypt · Bank of Eritrea · National Bank of Ethiopia · Central Bank of The Gambia · Bank of Ghana · Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea · Central Bank of Kenya · Central Bank of Lesotho · Central Bank of Liberia · Central Bank of Libya · Reserve Bank of Malawi · Bank of Mauritius · Bank Al-Maghrib · Bank of Namibia · Central Bank of Nigeria · Bank of Somaliland · South African Reserve Bank · Bank of South Sudan · Bank of Sudan · Central Bank of Swaziland · Bank of Tanzania · Central Bank of Tunisia · Bank of Uganda · Bank of Zambia · Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

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Oceania	Reserve Bank of Australia · Reserve Bank of Fiji · Reserve Bank of New Zealand · Bank of Papua New Guinea · Central Bank of Samoa · Central Bank of Solomon Islands · National Reserve Bank of Tonga

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