IAFS — Index of African Francophone Sovereignty

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External Autonomy

Distance from the colonial orbit (France) and the CFA franc.

idindicatortypeweightsince
A1 CFA monetary arrangement (the franc) HARD ×1.5 1960
A2 French trade share HARD ×1 1980
A3 French financial dependence HARD ×1 1995
A4 French military dependence HARD ×1 1960
A5 Diplomatic posture toward Paris HARD ×1 1960
A6 UN voting coincidence with France HARD ×1 1970

Internal Self-Determination (non-capture)

Power held by the political community rather than by an elite or an external patron. Not a democracy index.

idindicatortypeweightsince
B1 Power concentration HARD ×1 1960
B2 Economic-control concentration (elite capture) INTERP ×0.5 2000
B3 Fiscal self-direction HARD ×1 1995
B4 Strategic-sector ownership (foreign capture) INTERP ×0.5 2000
B5 Food self-sufficiency HARD ×1 1990

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