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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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Dangote revives London listing for $13bn cement giant

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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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Africa rises against SA as Afrophobia crisis deepens

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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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Cybervergent launches v3 across four African markets

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Africaspoint Editorial

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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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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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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MTN Nigeria Q1 profit surges 166% to N355bn

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