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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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Nigeria draws $2.6bn in mining FDI, eyes Africa corridors

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria has attracted over $2.6 billion in mining FDI in two and a half years while its minister pushes for…

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AfricaBusiness

World Bank approves $240m to protect West Africa’s coastline

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Africaspoint Editorial

The World Bank has approved $240 million for WACA+, a new coastal protection and blue economy programme in Benin and…

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Nigeria’s oil earned less in 2025 despite pumping more

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria earned $31.54 billion from crude oil in 2025, down 14.4% from $36.85 billion in 2024, despite higher production. The…

AfricaBusiness

Dangote ships 456,000 tonnes to five African nations

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Africaspoint Editorial

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has exported 12 cargoes of PMS totalling 456,000 tonnes to Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Tanzania, Ghana and Togo.…

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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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Ghana takes slavery reparations to the UN

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Africa Critical MineralsAfrica social licence mining

Ghana’s lithium problem isn’t geology. It’s people.

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Africa agro-processingBurkina Faso agriculture

Burkina Faso built the factories. Now it wants the tomatoes.

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Africa Europe gas corridorNiger energy infrastructure

Nigeria’s gas is finally heading to Europe

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