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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’s petrol unit is down 34%

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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been running its main petrol-producing RFCCU unit at 34% below capacity since May 21, initially…

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Elumelu named Seplat’s next chairman

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Africaspoint Editorial

Seplat Energy announced on June 9 that Tony Elumelu will become board Chairman from January 1, 2027, succeeding Senator Udoma…

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Rabiu buys $81m jet, nears $20bn

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Africaspoint Editorial

BUA Group Chairman Abdulsamad Rabiu has taken delivery of an $81 million Bombardier Global 8000, becoming the first African to…

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Cardoso wins Central Bank of the Year

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria's Central Bank was named Central Bank of the Year 2026 at the Central Banking Awards in London on June…

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Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA

Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…

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Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…

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Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

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EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…

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Ghana pitches Voltaian Basin to Canada

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Standard Bank backs Dangote refinery IPO

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Lagos rail reaches for its airport

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TikTok’s AI purges 4m Nigerian videos

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