On the sidelines of the “États Générales de l'Éco” opened on Wednesday in Lomé, the Togolese economist, Kako Nubukpo spoke to Point Afrique. The new UEMOA commissioner in charge of agriculture, water and the environment denounces inertia on the side of African states in the “franc” zone. According to Kako Nubukpo, the implementation of the single currency gives rise to two obvious situations. “On the one hand, France's desire to move forward on reform, since the French Parliament authorized President Macron in December 2020 to ratify the new monetary cooperation treaty between France and the West African Monetary Union (UEMOA). And on the other hand, inertia on the side of the African States in the Franc Zone in West Africa, since none of the parliaments of the States of the Union has given a mandate to any head of state to ratify the new text,” he said

Since Wednesday, May 26, and for two days, the capital of Togo has been hosting an unprecedented meeting on the future West African currency, the eco. An international symposium organized by the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management (Faseg) of the University of Lomé on the theme “What currency for what development in West Africa: eco 2021

Its objective is to provide a framework for both scientific and multidisciplinary discussions with openness to other actors. At the end of the two days of debate, the participants will propose a road map to ECOWAS Heads of State and Government to support them in their decision-making