Fanny Pigeaud

Investigative journalist who co-wrote Africa's Last Colonial Currency: The CFA Franc Story with economist Ndongo Samba Sylla, tracing how the CFA franc has kept franc-zone African economies tied to the French treasury since independence. Their 2024 follow-up De la démocratie en Françafrique extends the argument from monetary control to political control. She covers African political economy for Mediapart and Afrique XXI, most recently investigating Senegal's hidden debt and its IMF fallout.