By request, Here is a brief tour of the currencies of this part of the world.
To get us started here's a map.
For now, please add comments to this thread.
For more history about the colonial influences, see Wikipedia, Berlin Conference article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Conference)
Following the split of the Sub Saharan board in regions, the posts of this thread were split accordingly:
East Africa (http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,39339.0.html)
Central Africa (http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,39340.0.html)
South Africa (http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,39343.0.html)
West Africa (http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,39344.0.html)
Peter