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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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Cybervergent launches v3 across four African markets

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Lagos-based Cybervergent, Africa's first AI-native posture management platform, launched its third version and expanded into Kenya, Ghana and South Africa…

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LemFi commits £100m to go global from London

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Nigerian-founded LemFi committed £100 million to global infrastructure and designated London as its global headquarters as part of the UK-Nigeria…

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Dangote supplies jet fuel to Ethiopian Airlines

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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has made its first jet fuel delivery to Ethiopian Airlines, marking the Lagos facility's first cross-border aviation…

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IMF approves $266m for Liberia climate facility

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The IMF approved $266 million for Liberia under a 21-month Resilience and Sustainability Facility, extending one of the Fund's newest…

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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…

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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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MTN Nigeria Q1 profit surges 166% to N355bn

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Ghana’s cedi posts best Q1 in six years

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OPay hits $3.1bn as Opera flags 85% IPO probability

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Dangote hits $30bn as refinery eyes world record

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