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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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Elumelu named Seplat’s next chairman

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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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UK launches £15m Nigeria growth programme

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Africaspoint Editorial

The UK and Nigeria launched a £15 million three-year Growth Programme on June 12 during UK Minister for Africa Baroness…

Angola GDP growth 5.3 percent non-oil diversification Q1 2026Dangote Refinery IPO

US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…

Africa startup funding May 2026 $259 million Bima NALA LemFi fintech reboundAI

MTN’s MoMo is going super app

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…

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AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…

South Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026South Africa Infrastructure

South Africa braces for June 30

South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…

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Dangote refinery 700000 barrels day capacity expansion 1.4 million 2026Dangote Refinery IPO

Standard Bank backs Dangote refinery IPO

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Dangote refinery 700000 barrels day capacity expansion 1.4 million 2026Nigeria

Lagos rail reaches for its airport

AethexAI voice AI Africa $3 million 4DX Ventures Kora pre-seed 2026AI

TikTok’s AI purges 4m Nigerian videos

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Dangote refinery 700000 barrels day capacity expansion 1.4 million 2026Dangote Refinery IPO

Nigeria’s trade surplus triples to N7.55tn

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