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Manifesto for a pan-African crypto-currency

A pan-African digital currency could be a strategic tool serving the continent's emancipation.

Djimgou Ngameni1 min read
Manifesto for a pan-African crypto-currency

Monetary fragmentation and dependence on external currencies weigh on intra-African trade. A common digital currency would directly address these frictions.

Beyond the technical, the stake is political: who issues, who governs, who controls? A pan-African crypto-currency is only worth it if its governance is sovereign.

The project is a mobilizing utopia: a course that orients efforts, even if its realization requires considerable institutional prerequisites.

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