{"id":156693,"date":"2025-05-12T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=156693"},"modified":"2025-05-12T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T10:30:00","slug":"brics-inspired-currency-west-africas-grand-idea-fades-without-a-trace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/brics-inspired-currency-west-africas-grand-idea-fades-without-a-trace\/","title":{"rendered":"BRICS-Inspired Currency? West Africa’s Grand Idea Fades Without a Trace"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was framed<\/a><\/strong> as a symbolic and practical step toward sovereignty, echoing the ambitions of the BRICS bloc. Yet nearly a year after the announcement, progress is absent, and momentum appears to have vanished.<\/p>\n

The proposed currency was introduced by military-led regimes following a string of coups across the Sahel region. Leaders described it as a foundational move toward economic independence and post-colonial liberation. Alongside the monetary proposal, they also formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a regional defense pact reflecting shared interests and ideologies.<\/p>\n