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Money circulates as the blood of the economy and constitutes the fundamentals of its socio-economy. For more than half a century, the subject of money in Africa has intermittently attracted the attention of scholars. Especially, Africa is unusual among world regions in the range of different types of currencies it has accepted within the last 150 years, from commodity currencies, via colonial and national currencies, to current experiments with digital currencies.

Narratives obtained through various historical records including Arabic scripts sources or through reports published by European merchants or colonial officers describe the behaviours of Africans with regards to this monetary transaction.

Participants of this seminar are expected to provide insights on the West African economic and social history in the light of the transitions from commodity to colonial currencies in an area, based on the archival materials.