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Ndongo Samba Sylla

Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (West Africa)

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Ndongo Samba Sylla is a Senegalese development economist who heads research and programmes at the West Africa office of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. He co-authored Africa's Last Colonial Currency: The CFA Franc Story (Pluto, 2021) with Fanny Pigeaud and has become one of the most influential voices on monetary sovereignty and the legacy of franc-zone arrangements.