AB guide to African currencies.

AB Guide to African Currencies

Country            Currency                [pounds sterling]STG

Algeria            (Dinar)                    129.36
Angola             (New Kwanza)               142.38
Benin              (CFA)                      961.65
Botswana           (Pula)                       9.42
Burkina Faso       (CFA)                      961.65
Burundi            (Burundi Fr)              1722.50
Cameroon           (CFA)                      961.65
Cape Verdi         (CV Escudo)                162.51
CAR                (CFA)                      961.65
Chad               (CFA)                      961.65
Comoros            (Fr)                       721.23
Congo              (CFA)                      961.65
Congo DRC          (Congo Franc)              778.93
Cote d'Ivoire      (CFA)                      961.65
Djibouti           (Djib Fr)                  309.36
Egypt              (Egy[pounds sterling])      10.16
Equitorial Guinea  (CFA)                      961.65
Ethiopia           (Birr)                      15.44
Gabon              (CFA)                      961.65
Gambia             (Dalasi)                    50.63
Ghana              (Cedi)                   16061.80
Guinea             (Fr)                      7625.57
Guinea-Bissau      (CFA)                      961.65
Kenya              (KShilling)                127.85
Lesotho            (Maluti)                    10.63
Libya              (Lib Dinar)                  2.36
Madagascar         (Ariary)                  3815.00
Malawi             (Kwacha)                   218.63
Mali               (CFA)                      961.65
Mauritania         (Ouguiya)                  480.28
Mauritius          (MaurRupee)                 54.17
Morocco            (Dirham)                    16.03
Mozambique         (Metical)                42115.40
Namibia            (N$)                        10.63
Niger              (CFA)                      961.65
Nigeria            (Naira)                    230.05
Rwanda             (RFr)                      953.74
Sao Tome           (Dobra)                  12746.20
Senegal            (CFA)                      961.65
Seychelles         (Rupee)                      9.77
Sierra Leone       (Leone)                   5183.32
Somalia            (Shilling)                2903.29
South Africa       (Rand)                      10.63
Sudan              (Dinar)                    407.97
Swaziland          (Lilangeni)                 10.63
Tanzania           (TShilling)               2105.33
Togo               (CFA)                      961.65
Tunisia            (Dinar)                      2.36
Uganda             (UShilling)               3221.06
Zambia             (Kwacha)                  5709.23
Zimbabwe           (Z$)                    163006.50

Country            $US       Euro

Algeria               73.07      88.23
Angola                80.42      97.12
Benin                543.22     655.95
Botswana               5.32       6.42
Burkina Faso         543.22     655.95
Burundi              973.00    1174.95
Cameroon             543.22     655.95
Cape Verdi            91.80     110.84
CAR                  543.22     655.95
Chad                 543.22     655.95
Comoros              407.41     491.96
Congo                543.22     655.95
Congo DRC            440.00     531.32
Cote d'Ivoire        543.22     655.95
Djibouti             174.75     211.01
Egypt                  5.74       6.93
Equitorial Guinea    543.22     655.95
Ethiopia               8.72      10.53
Gabon                543.22     655.95
Gambia                28.60      34.53
Ghana               9072.90   10956.00
Guinea              4307.50    5201.53
Guinea-Bissau        543.22     655.95
Kenya                 72.22      87.20
Lesotho                6.00       7.25
Libya                  1.33       1.61
Madagascar          2155.00    2602.27
Malawi               123.50     149.13
Mali                 543.22     655.95
Mauritania           271.30     327.60
Mauritius             30.60      36.95
Morocco                9.05      10.93
Mozambique         23790.00   28727.60
Namibia                6.00       7.25
Niger                543.22     655.95
Nigeria              129.95     156.92
Rwanda               538.75     650.56
Sao Tome            7200.00    8694.00
Senegal              543.22     655.95
Seychelles             5.52       6.66
Sierra Leone        2927.93    3535.63
Somalia             1640.00    1980.30
South Africa           6.00       7.25
Sudan                230.45     278.28
Swaziland              6.00       7.25
Tanzania            1189.25    1436.08
Togo                 543.22     655.95
Tunisia                1.33       1.61
Uganda              1819.50    2197.14
Zambia              3225.00    3894.36
Zimbabwe           92078.50  111189.30

Source: The Financial Times 16th January 2006