The eco has a new go-live date of July 2027 – will it actually happen this time?
At a recent summit of ECOWAS leaders, officials reaffirmed the long-delayed plan for a West African single currency. First conceived in 2003, it has been postponed at least four times (2005, 2009, 2015, and 2019). Each target date has slipped, eroding confidence. Now the question looms: after so many false starts, can July 2027 finally stick?
