After the “états généraux de l’eco” (“General Assembly on the Eco”) in Lomé

The “Etats généraux de l’eco: quelle monnaie pour quel développement en Afrique de l’Ouest” (“General Assembly on the Eco: Which Currency for What Development”), held in Lomé from May 26 to 28, 2021, ended with a declaration that spelled out the fundamental features of the ECOWAS Eco, and with the creation of a roadmap dedicated to its implementation. This article proposes to put the Lomé Declaration into perspective by specifying the theoretical foundations and the timeframe for the implementation of a single currency for ECOWAS, which would put an end to the CFA franc in West Africa.