West Africa

West Africa business news covering ECOWAS economies: Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and regional trade. Oil, gas, cocoa, and investment intelligence.

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Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA

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Africaspoint Editorial

Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for Q1 2026, up 29% quarter-on-quarter,…

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MTN’s MoMo is going super app

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Africaspoint Editorial

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to transform its MoMo mobile money…

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Ghana’s 1,400bps rate cut leads Africa

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana's Bank of Ghana cut its benchmark rate by a cumulative 1,400 basis points from 28% in January 2025 to…

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Nigeria slams the IMF’s tax prescriptions

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Africaspoint Editorial

A Nigerian think tank, the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics, has criticised the IMF's 2026 Article IV recommendations including…

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Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…

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Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

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EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…

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Safaricom’s OneApp hits 4.7 million users

Safaricom's unified My OneApp platform reached 4.7 million registered users as of June 29, with…

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Aliko DangoteDangote refinery 700000 barrels day capacity expansion 1.4 million 2026

Dangote’s petrol unit is down 34%

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Elumelu named Seplat’s next chairman

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Rabiu buys $81m jet, nears $20bn

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CBN Nigeria Central Bank Year award Cardoso reform FX inflation 2026Nigeria

Cardoso wins Central Bank of the Year

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