Regional Economic/Monetary Groups

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NORTH AFRICA

Arab Maghreb Union (AMU, www.maghrebarabe.org)

* Algeria. Capital: Algiers. Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD)

* Libya. Cap: Tripoli. Cur: Libyan dinar (LYD)

* Mauritania. Capital: Nouakchott. Currency: Mauritanian ouguiya (UM)

* Morocco. Cap: Rabat. Moroccan dirham (MAD)

* Tunisia. Cap: Rabat. Moroccan dirham (MAD)

 

Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD, www.cen-sad.org)

* Chad. Cap: N’Djamena. Cur: Central African CFA franc (FCFA)

* Libya. Cap: Tripoli. Cur: Libyan dinar (LYD)

* Mali. Cap: Bamako. Cur: West African CFA franc (CFA)

* Niger. Cap: Niamey. Cur: West African CFA franc (CFA)

* Sudan.  Cap: Khartoum. Cur: Sudanese pound (SDG)

 

HORN OF AFRICA

Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD, www.igad.org)

* Djibouti. Capital: Djibouti. Currency: Djiboutian franc (Fdj)

* Ethiopia. Cap: Addis Ababa. Cur: Ethiopian birr (Br)

* Kenya. Cap: Nairobi. Cur: Kenyan shilling (KSh)

* Somalia. Cap: Mogadishu. Cur: Somali shilling (So.Sh)

* Uganda. Cap: Kampala. Cur: Ugandan shilling (USh)

* Sudan.  Cap: Khartoum. Cur: Sudanese pound (SDG)

 

WEST AFRICA

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS, www.ecowas.int)

* The Gambia. Capital: Banjul. Currency: Gambian dalasi (D)

* Ghana. Cap: Accra. Cur: Ghanaian cedi (GH₵)

* Guinea. Cap: Conakry. Cur: Guinean franc (FG)

* Liberia. Cap: Monrovia. Cur: Liberian dollar (L$)

* Nigeria. Cap: Abuja. Cur: Nigerian naira (N)

* Sierra Leone. Cap: Freetown. Cur: Sierra Leonean leone (Le)

 

West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU/UEMOA, www.uemoa.int)

* Benin. Capital: Porto-Novo. Currency: West African CFA franc (CFA)

* Burkina Faso. Cap. Ouagadougou. Cur: West African CFA franc (CFA)

* Côte d’Ivoire. Cap: Abidjan, Yamoussoukro. Cur: West African CFA franc (CFA)

* Guinea-Bissau. Cap: Bissau. Cur: West African CFA franc (CFA)

* Mali. Cap: Bamako. Cur: West African CFA franc (CFA)

* Niger. Cap: Niamey. Cur: West African CFA franc (CFA)

* Senegal. Cap: Dakar. Cur: West African CFA franc (CFA)

* Togo. Cap: Lomé: Cur. West African CFA franc (CFA)

 

Mano River Union (MRU, www.manoriverunion.org)

* Guinea. Capital: Conakry. Currency: Guinean franc (FG)

* Liberia. Cap: Monrovia. Cur: Liberian dollar (L$)

* Sierra Leone. Cap: Freetown. Cur: Sierra Leonean leone (Le)

 

CENTRAL AFRICA

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS, www.ceeac-eccas.org)

*  Angola. Capital: Luanda. Currency: Angolan kwanza (Kz)

*  Burundi. Cap. Bujumbura, cur. Burundian franc (FBu)

*  Democratic Republic of the Congo. Cap. Kinshasa. Cur. Congolese franc (FC)

*  Rwanda. Cap. Kigali. Cur. Rwandan franc (RF)

*  São Tomé and Príncipe. Cap. São Tomé. Cur. São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (Db)

 

Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CAEMAC, www.cemac.cf)

*  Cameroon. Capital: Yaoundé. Currency: Central African CFA franc (FCFA)

*  Central African Republic. Cap. Bangui. Cur. Central African CFA franc (FCFA)

*  Chad. Cap: N’Djamena. Cur: Central African CFA franc (FCFA)

*  Republic of the Congo. Cap: Brazzaville. Cur: Central African CFA franc

*  Equatorial Guinea. Cap: Malabo. Cur: Central African CFA franc (FCFA)

*  Gabon. Cap: Libreville. Cur: Central African CFA franc (FCFA)

 

Central Africa Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC)

* Cameroon. Capital: Yaoundé. Currency: Central African CFA franc (FCFA)

* Central Africa Republic. Cap. Bangui. Cur. Central African CFA franc (FCFA)

* Chad. Cap: N’Djamena. Cur: Central African CFA franc (FCFA)

* Republic of Congo. Cap: Brazzaville. Cur: Central African CFA franc

* Equatorial Guinea. Cap: Malabo. Cur: Central African CFA franc (FCFA)

* Gabon. Cap: Libreville. Cur: Central African CFA franc (FCFA)

 

EAST AFRICA

East African Community (EAC, www.eac.int)

*  Burundi. Capital: Bujumbura. Currency: Burundian franc (FBu)

*  Kenya. Cap: Nairobi. Cur: Kenyan shilling (KSh)

*  Rwanda. Cap: Kigali. Cur: Rwandan franc (RF)

*  Tanzania. Cap: Dodoma. Cur: Tanzanian shilling (x/y)

*  Uganda. Cap: Kampala. Cur: Ugandan shilling (USh)

 

Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (ECGLC)

* Burundi. Capital: Bujumbura. Currency: Burundian franc (FBu)

* Democratic Republic of Congo. Cap. Kinshasa. Cur. Congolese franc (FC)

* Rwanda. Cap: Kigali. Cur: Rwandan franc (RF)

 

EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA, www.comesa.int)

* Angola. Capital: Luanda. Currency: Angolan kwanza (Kz)

* Burundi. Cap: Bujumbura. Cur: Burundian franc (FBu)

* Comoros. Cap: Moroni. Cur: Comorian franc (CF)

* Democratic Republic of Congo. Cap. Kinshasa. Cur. Congolese franc (FC)

* Djibouti. Capital: Djibouti. Currency: Djiboutian franc (Fdj)

* Egypt. Cap; Cairo. Cur: Egyptian pound (E£)

* Eritrea. Cap: Asmara. Cur: Eritrean nakfa (Nfk)

* Ethiopia. Cap: Addis Ababa. Cur: Ethiopian birr (Br)

* Kenya. Cap: Nairobi. Cur: Kenyan shilling (KSh)

* Madagascar. Cap: Antananarivo. Cur: Malagasy ariary (MGA)

* Malawi. Cap: Lilongwe. Cur: Malawian kwacha (MK)

* Mauritius. Cap: Port Louis. Cur: Mauritian rupee (R)

* Namibia. Cap: Windhoek. Cur: Namibian dollar (N$)

* Rwanda. Cap: Kigali. Cur: Rwandan franc (RF)

* Seychelles. Cap: Victoria. Cur: Seychellois rupee (SR)(SRe)

* Sudan. Cap: Khartoum. Cur: Sudanese pound (SDG)

* Swaziland. Cap: Mbabane. Cur: Swazi lilangeni (L)(E)

* Uganda. Cap: Kampala. Cur: Ugandan shilling (USh)

* Tanzania. Cap: Dodoma. Cur: Tanzanian shilling (x/y)

* Zambia. Cap: Lusaka. Cur: Zambian kwacha (ZK)

* Zimbabwe. Cap: Harare. Cur: Zimbabwean dollar ($)

 

Cross Border Initiative (CBI-Eastern, Southern & Indian Ocean, www.imf.org/external/np/cross/)

* Burundi. Capital: Bujumbura. Currency: Burundian franc (FBu)

    * Comoros. Cap: Moroni. Cur: Comorian franc (CF)

    * Kenya. Cap: Nairobi. Cur: Kenyan shilling (KSh)

    * Madagascar. Cap: Antananarivo. Cur: Malagasy ariary (MGA)

    * Malawi. Cap: Lilongwe. Cur: Malawian kwacha (MK)

    * Mauritius. Cap: Port Louis. Cur: Mauritian rupee (R)

    * Namibia. Cap: Windhoek. Cur: Namibian dollar (N$)

     * Rwanda. Cap: Kigali. Cur: Rwandan franc (RF)

    * Seychelles. Cap: Victoria. Cur: Seychellois rupee (SR)(SRe)

    * Swaziland. Cap: Mbabane. Cur: Swazi lilangeni (L)(E)

    * Tanzania. Cap: Dodoma. Cur: Tanzanian shilling (x/y)

    * Uganda. Cap: Kampala. Cur: Ugandan shilling (USh)

    * Zambia. Cap: Lusaka. Cur: Zambian kwacha (ZK)

    * Zimbabwe. Cap: Harare. Cur: Zimbabwean dollar ($)

 

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Southern African Development Community (SADC, www.sadc.int)

* Angola. Capital: Luanda. Currency: Angolan kwanza (Kz)

* Botswana. Cap: Gaborone. Cur: Botswana pula (P)

* Comoros. Cap: Moroni. Cur: Comorian franc (CF)

* Lesotho. Cap: Maseru. Cur: Lesotho loti (L)(M)

* Madagascar. Cap: Antananarivo. Cur: Malagasy ariary (MGA)

* Malawi. Cap: Lilongwe. Cur: Malawian kwacha (MK)

* Mauritius. Cap: Port Louis. Cur: Mauritian rupee (R)

* Mozambique. Cap: Maputo. Cur: Mozambican metical (MTn)

* Namibia. Cap: Windhoek. Cur: Namibian dollar (N$)

* Seychelles. Cap: Victoria. Cur: Seychellois rupee (SR)(SRe)

* South Africa. Cap: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Pretoria. Cur: South African rand (R)

*  Swaziland. Cap: Mbabane. Cur: Swazi lilangeni (L)(E)

*  Zambia. Cap: Lusaka. Cur: Zambian kwacha (ZK)

*  Zimbabwe. Cap: Harare. Cur: Zimbabwean dollar ($)

 

South Africa Customs Union (SACU, www.sacu.int)

* Botswana. Capital: Gaborone. Curreny: Botswana pula (P)

* Lesotho. Cap: Maseru. Cur: Lesotho loti (L)(M)

* Namibia. Cap: Windhoek. Cur: Namibian dollar (N$)

* South Africa. Cap: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Pretoria. Cur: South African rand (R)

* Swaziland. Cap: Mbabane. Cur: Swazi lilangeni (L)(E)

 

INDIAN OCEAN

Indian Ocean Commission (IOC, http://ioconline.org)

* Comoros. Capital: Moroni. Currency: Comorian franc (CF)

* Madagascar. Cap: Antananarivo. Cur: Malagasy ariary (MGA)

* Mauritius. Cap: Port Louis. Cur: Mauritian rupee (R)

* Reunion. Cap: Saint-Denis. Cur: Euro

* Seychelles. Cap: Victoria. Cur: Seychellois rupee (SR)(SRe)

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