West Africa

West Africa business news covering ECOWAS economies: Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and regional trade. Oil, gas, cocoa, and investment intelligence.

GeopoliticsGhana

Ghana takes slavery reparations to the UN

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Mahama tables a landmark UN resolution on March 25 formally declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against…

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GhanaGovernance

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

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana's Ewoyaa lithium project is set to produce 3.6 million tonnes of spodumene concentrate over its mine life. New academic…

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Burkina FasoGovernance

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

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Africaspoint Editorial

Burkina Faso's tomato export ban, effective March 16, is not a sudden policy shock. It is the enforcement step of…

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Nigeria’s gas is finally heading to Europe

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Africaspoint Editorial

After fifty years of studies, MoUs, and false starts, the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline has a technical team on the ground…

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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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South Africa turns to Dangote for fuel

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265,000 Africans applied for 3,200 startup spots

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Bolloré faces corruption trial over Togo port

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Nigeria and UK sign three migration MoUs

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