West African leaders are gathering in Ivory Coast to plan the rollout of a single shared currency.
It is part of a plan to strengthen regional ties and boost trade.
The move would mean eight former French colonies giving up their use of the
CFA Franc currency.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Abidjan.
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