List of African Currencies 2022

Africa is one of the third continents economically in the world. today we gonna let you know about the currencies in each country. note that Africa’s main currency is Rand whereas, is the South African legal currency since 1961, the year when it replaced the South African pound.

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What currencies are used in Africa?

First, most individuals have been asking us “What currencies are used in Africa?” Numerous currencies are used in Africa from the 19th century to 2022 today. The West African CFA franc and the Central African CFA franc are the most used currencies in Africa.

Certainly, the West African CFA franc and the Central African CFA franc are used in 8 and 6 countries respectively.

The following are the African Currencies listed in 2022

1. Algeria – Algerian dinar.
2. Angola – Angolan kwanza.
3. Ascension Island (UK) – Saint Helena pound.
4. Benin – West African CFA franc.
5. Botswana – Botswana pula.
6. Burkina Faso – West African CFA franc.
7. Burundi – Burundi franc.
8. Cabo Verde – Cape Verdean escudo.
9. Cameroon – Central African CFA franc.
10. Central African Republic – Central African CFA franc.
11. Chad – Central African CFA franc.
12. Comoros – Comorian franc.
13. Congo, Democratic Republic of the – Congolese franc.
14. Congo, Republic of the – Central African CFA franc.
15. Cote d’Ivoire – West African CFA franc.
16. Djibouti – Djiboutian franc.
17. Egypt – Egyptian pound.
18. Equatorial Guinea – Central African CFA franc.
19. Eritrea – Eritrean nakfa.
20. Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) – Swazi lilangeni.
21. Ethiopia – Ethiopian birr.
22. Gabon – Central African CFA franc.
23. Gambia – Gambian dalasi.
24. Ghana – Ghanaian cedi.
25. Guinea – Guinean franc.
26. Guinea-Bissau – West African CFA franc.
27. Kenya – Kenyan shilling.
28. Lesotho – Lesotho loti.
29. Liberia – Liberian dollar.
30. Libya – Libyan dinar.
31. Madagascar – Malagasy ariary.
32. Malawi – Malawian kwacha.
33. Mali – West African CFA franc.
34. Mauritania – Mauritanian ouguiya.
35. Mauritius – Mauritian rupee.
36. Mayotte (France) – European euro.
37. Morocco – Moroccan dirham.
38. Mozambique – Mozambican metical.
39. Namibia – Namibian dollar.
40. Niger – West African CFA franc
41. Nigeria – Nigerian naira.
42. Reunion (France) – European euro.
43. Rwanda – Rwandan franc.
44. Saint Helena (UK) – Saint Helena pound.
45. Sao Tome and Principe – Sao Tome and Principe Dobra.
46. Senegal – West African CFA franc.
47. Seychelles – Seychellois rupee.
48. Sierra Leone – Sierra Leonean leone.
49. Somalia – Somali shilling.
50. South Africa – South African rand.
51. South Sudan – South Sudanese pound.
52. Sudan – Sudanese pound.
53. Tanzania – Tanzanian shilling.
54. Togo – West African CFA franc.
55. Tristan da Cunha (UK) – Pound sterling.
56. Tunisia – Tunisian dinar.
57. Uganda – Ugandan shilling.
58. Zambia – Zambian kwacha. And finally,
59. Zimbabwe – United States dollar. It’s the last in the alphabetical list of all the currencies that are used in Africa from 2021 to 2022.