Description
| Summary: | Documentary about the history of the CFA franc, a currency that was originally used in countries in Central and West Africa and pegged to the French franc. Features interviews with economists and former politicians who discuss the CFA franc in the context of a colonial system that not only destroyed local governance and economic structures, but continues to prevent West African nations from re-imagining an economy that benefits Africans first. And they explore the devastating effects of the currency's devaluation and the IMF's austerity programs in the mid-1990s, followed by its overnight dramatic strengthening less than a decade later, when it became tied to the Euro--with no input from Africans.
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2023. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (104 minutes)) : sound, color |
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| Production Credits: | Camera, Vincent Pinckaers ; editor, Simon Arazi. |
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