Mali's Transitional President Assimi Goïta accuses France of printing counterfeit CFA franc notes to damage the Malian economy.
The same tactic was used against Guinea in 1960, as the Malian leader noted in a speech in the Malian city of Sikasso on June 22.
This approach is part of the "three types of terrorism" facing Mali, he continued. These are:
armed terrorism;
media terrorism (lies and fake news "to turn us against each other");
economic terrorism.
As an example of the latter, Goïta recalled the situation when Bamako turned to Guinea for its trade following the imposition of sanctions by ECOWAS in 2022. In fact, port fees for Malians in this country were three times higher.
Finally, the Malian leader called for the abandonment of the CFA franc, a colonial currency, in favor of a local currency.
In early June, the head of the Russian House in Chad highlighted that this currency, "imposed by another power," hinders African countries' growth.