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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AfricaGovernance

Nigeria exports crude while Dangote refinery runs dry

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria exported 55.39 million barrels of crude in January and February 2026 while the Dangote Refinery received only 26.9% of…

AfricaBusiness

Otedola gains $36.5m in a day on First HoldCo surge

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Africaspoint Editorial

Femi Otedola made $36.5 million in paper gains in a single trading day as First HoldCo surged 10% on the…

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AfricaFinance

Dangote revives London listing for $13bn cement giant

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Africaspoint Editorial

Aliko Dangote has revived plans for a London listing of Dangote Cement, the $13 billion pan-African industrial giant, timing it…

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AfricaGeopolitics

Africa rises against SA as Afrophobia crisis deepens

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria's President Tinubu ordered a crisis notification unit in South African missions, the Senate called to revoke MTN and DStv…

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South Africa’s June 30 shutdown arrives

Anti-immigration protesters marched across South Africa's major cities on June 30, the deadline set by…

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US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

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

Africa startup funding May 2026 $259 million Bima NALA LemFi fintech reboundAI

MTN’s MoMo is going super app

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…

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AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

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

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LemFi commits £100m to go global from London

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Dangote supplies jet fuel to Ethiopian Airlines

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IMF approves $266m for Liberia climate facility

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Ghana plans 1,200MW plant after Akosombo fire crisis

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