How an obscure African currency has entered the immigration debate in Italy

Vice Premier Luigi Di Maio has identified the CFA Franc as symbol of French colonialism.

A baby is loaded into the rescue vessel of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms on 21 December, 2018. Source: AAP

Is a currency used in 14 African countries responsible for the migration influx towards Europe, as vice Premier Luigi Di Maio has claimed?

Griffith University economy professor Fabrizio Carmignani explains to SBS Italian what the CFA Franc actually is.

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