In addition to the adoption of these so-called “non-regulated
digital currencies” of which the number is currently over
twenty thousand, more and more countries are launching their
own cryptocurrency projects (which will be “sovereign” and
de facto centralised cryptocurrencies). In Africa particularly,
Ghana launched a pilot project (e-Cedi) in September 2021. In
October of the same year, Nigeria launched a digital version
of its currency: the e-Naira. In 2022, the Central African
Republic – the first African state which adopted the Bitcoin
as an official currency alongside the CFA (XAF) – officially
launched its digital currency project (the Sango Coin). At the
end of July 2023, Cameroon carried out some discussions
(with the support of the American giant IBM) with a view to
acquiring the technical and operational capabilities required
to manage a cryptocurrency platform intended, among other
things, for “some sovereignty expenses” with the neighbouring
Nigeria.