(Togo First) - Very shortly, he was an economic advisor to President Gnassingbé Eyadema in the 1980s. Since then, Michel Nadim KALIFE has become a key player in the African economic debate. Regularly consulted on monetary or macro-economic issues, the economist of Lebanese origin does not miss any opportunity to remind Togolese and African leaders of their responsibilities in curbing corruption and how African economic policies should be oriented. His latest interventions have focused on the end of the CFA and the creation of the single West African currency. As the anti-CFA movement gains ground, he remains a fervent defender of the currency.