As proof of the important work of political education that has been carried out, a recent poll shows that 66 per cent of Togolese believe that the CFA franc benefits mainly French interests. The same proportion of respondents believe that it should be abolished. The slogan 'France Dégage!', created in the context of Senegal to demand French withdrawal from the CFA system, has now become a rallying cry that transcends borders.

Fanny Pigeaud_ Ndongo Samba Sylla, Africa's Last Colonial Curr…, loc. 371