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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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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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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…

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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 Zambia joins the $1bn club

Airtel Networks Zambia Plc crossed US$1 billion in market capitalisation on the Lusaka Securities Exchange…

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Spiro bets on batteries, not motorcycles

Spiro co-founder Gagan Gupta told TechCabal that batteries and energy infrastructure, not motorcycles, drive the…

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Tanzania self-funds its $24bn budget

Tanzania's Finance Minister Khamis Mussa presented the Tsh62.33 trillion ($24 billion) 2026/27 budget on June…

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Cardoso wins Central Bank of the Year

Nigeria's Central Bank was named Central Bank of the Year 2026 at the Central Banking…

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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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Aliko DangoteDangote refinery exports Africa

South Africa turns to Dangote for fuel

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