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What currency is used in Africa?

Moroccan dirham

Moroccan dirham

Moroccan dirham
The dirham (درهم, plural: دراهم), the currency of Morocco
Nigerian naira

Nigerian naira

The naira (sign: ₦; code: NGN), the currency of Nigeria
Eritrean nakfa

Eritrean nakfa

The nakfa (ISO 4217 code: ERN), the currency of Eritrea
Mauritian rupee

Mauritian rupee

The rupee (sign: ₨; ISO 4217 code: MUR), the currency of Mauritius
Liberian dollar

Liberian dollar

The dollar (currency code LRD), the currency of Liberia since 1943
Angolan kwanza

Angolan kwanza

The kwanza (sign: Kw; ISO 4217 code: AOA), the currency of Angola
Sierra Leonean leone

Sierra Leonean leone

The leone, the currency of Sierra Leone
South African rand

South African rand

The, who rand (sign: R; code: ZAR), the currency of South Africa
Rwandan franc

Rwandan franc

The Rwandan franc (sign: FRw, and possibly RF or R₣; ISO 4217: RWF), the currency of Rwanda
United States dollar

United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$), also referred to as the American dollar, the official currency of the United States of America and its overseas territories
the West African CFA franc

the West African CFA franc

The West African CFA franc (or simply franc, ISO 4217 code: XOF), the currency of eight independent states in West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Sénégal and Togo
Zambian pound

Zambian pound

Zambian pound
The pound, the currency in Zambia from independence in 1964 until decimalization on January 16, 1968
Zimbabwean dollar

Zimbabwean dollar

Zimbabwean dollar
The Zimbabwean dollar (sign: $, or Z$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies), the official currency of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 12 April 2009
Zambian kwacha

Zambian kwacha

The kwacha (ISO 4217 code: ZMK), the currency of Zambia
Tanzanian shilling

Tanzanian shilling

The shilingi (Swahili; English: shilling), the currency of Tanzania, although widespread use of U.S. dollars is accepted
Ugandan shilling

Ugandan shilling

The Shilling (sign: USh; code: UGX), the currency of Uganda
Kenyan shilling

Kenyan shilling

The shilling (sign: Ksh; code: KES), the currency of Kenya
Guinean franc

Guinean franc

The Guinean franc (ISO 4217 code: GNF), the currency of Guinea
Algerian dinar

Algerian dinar

The dinar (دينار) (sign: د.ج or DA; code: DZD), the currency of Algeria and it is subdivided into 100 santeem (سنتيم)
Ethiopian birr

Ethiopian birr

The birr, the unit of currency in Ethiopia
Guinean syli

Guinean syli

Guinean syli
The syli, the currency of Guinea between 1971 and 1985
East African shilling

East African shilling

The shilling, the currency issued for use in British controlled areas in East Africa from 1921 until 1969
CFA franc

CFA franc

The Central African CFA franc (French: franc CFA or simply franc, ISO 4217 code: XAF), the currency of six independent states in central Africa, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
Botswana pula

Botswana pula

The pula, the currency of Botswana
Burundian franc

Burundian franc

The franc (ISO 4217 code is BIF), the currency of Burundi
Djiboutian franc

Djiboutian franc

The franc (فرنك), the currency of Djibouti
Gambian dalasi

Gambian dalasi

The dalasi, the currency of the Gambia
Comorian franc

Comorian franc

The franc (فرنك قمري) (ISO 4217 currency code KMF), the official currency of Comoros
Ghanaian cedi

Ghanaian cedi

The Ghana cedi (currency sign: GH₵; currency code: GHS), the unit of currency of Ghana
Cape Verdean escudo

Cape Verdean escudo

The escudo (sign:  or \mathrm{S\!\!\!\Vert; ISO 4217: CVE), the currency of the Republic of Cape Verde
The franc, the currency of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigerian pound
The pound, the currency of Nigeria between 1907 and 1973
Angolan escudo
The escudo, the currency of Angola between 1914 and 1928 and again between 1958 and 1977
The ariary (sign: Ar; ISO 4217 code MGA), the currency of Madagascar
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Which unit of currency (a unit of monetary exchange) is a currency that is officially used (declared by the government) within the geographical area Africa, the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia?
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