The Central African CFA franc or the Central African CFA franc ( French : Franc CFA (CEMAC ), ( ISO 4217 : XAF) is the currency of Chad, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo , the Central African Republic , Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, ie members of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community .There is also a franc in Africa for West African countries .Although the Central African CFA franc is worth the West African CFA franc, the CFA franc cannot be used in West African countries and vice versa.