West Africa

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

Ghana moves to regulate AI and deepfakes

Ghana is preparing two new bills that will bring artificial intelligence, deepfakes, automated decision-making, and cross-border data transfers under formal…

Navy destroys illegal crude in Rivers

Nigeria's Navy destroyed an illegal crude oil storage facility containing 17,500 litres of suspected stolen oil in the Bonny area…

Niger adopts digital policy to 2035

Niger is validating a ten-year national digital strategy targeting fibre expansion, e-government, rural connectivity, and startup growth as only 23%…

MSC locks in 45-year Lagos port deal

MSC Group, the world's largest container shipping line, has signed a 45-year concession with Nigerian maritime company Nigerdock to develop,…