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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Ghana puts civil servants through AI school

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana has launched a UNESCO-backed AI literacy programme for civil servants, training government workers across four cohorts through May 2026…

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Nigeria’s AI market heads to $4.64bn by 2030

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria's AI market is heading to $4.64 billion by 2030 but businesses face a structural challenge converting 93% adoption rates…

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Ghana wants tomato yields to triple to 20 tons

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana has launched a research project with Nigerian firm WAKI Farms to develop tomato varieties yielding 20 tons per hectare,…

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Ghana engineers want $2bn import bill slashed

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana's 56th Engineering Conference called on the private sector to partner government on its 24-hour economy agenda and end a…

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Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice

Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…

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Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…

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South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025…

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Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery

Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…

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Amnesty backs Ghana’s UN slavery resolution

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UN votes 123-3 to condemn the slave trade

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Nigeria pulls $6.44bn in Q4 capital inflows

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Nigeria health sector records major gains

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