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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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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Dangote’s petrol unit is down 34%

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Africaspoint Editorial

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been running its main petrol-producing RFCCU unit at 34% below capacity since May 21, initially…

Angola GDP growth 5.3 percent non-oil diversification Q1 2026Dangote Refinery IPO

US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…

Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026Uganda Airlines Boeing 10 aircraft fleet expansion Museveni 2026

AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…

South Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026South Africa Infrastructure

South Africa braces for June 30

South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…

Africa Finance Corporation AFC $2 billion record syndicated loan infrastructure 2026Hormuz

Kenya revives $1.2bn JKIA expansion

Kenya has appointed the Trade and Development Bank and Africa Finance Corporation to arrange $1.2…

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Elumelu named Seplat’s next chairman

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

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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UK launches £15m Nigeria growth programme

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