Visiting Senegal

Senegal

The Senegal currency is the CFA franc.

The currency code for the Senegal currency is XOF.

The CFA franc is a common currency throughout the Communaute Financiere Africaine, which is abbreviated as CFA.

The CFA consists of fourteen countries in West Africa, including Senegal and its neighboring countries.

The CFA franc is pegged to the euro.

Each franc is divided into 100 centimes.

Senegalese currency notes come in denominations of 10,000, 5,000, 2,000, and 1,000.

CFA franc coins come in denominations of 500, 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1.

If you are visiting Senegal you can get currency from ATMs or change money at a bank, hotel, or official money exchange outlet in Senegal.

Dakar Airport

Dakar Airport ATMs

Dakar airport is a large, modern airport in the capital of Senegal.

There is a wide range of facilities in Dakar airport, including money exchange facilities and ATMs.

There is one bank that runs the Dakar airport ATMs.

The bank is called The Banking Company of West Africa.

The bank’s name is commonly abbreviated to CBAO, which is the bank’s French acronym.

International ATM cards are accepted at CBAO Dakar airport ATMs.