West Africa
West Africa business news covering ECOWAS economies: Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and regional trade. Oil, gas, cocoa, and investment intelligence.
Dangote ships 456,000 tonnes to five African nations
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has exported 12 cargoes of PMS totalling 456,000 tonnes to Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Tanzania, Ghana and Togo.…
Ghana takes slavery reparations to the UN
President Mahama tables a landmark UN resolution on March 25 formally declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against…
Ghana’s lithium problem isn’t geology. It’s people.
Ghana's Ewoyaa lithium project is set to produce 3.6 million tonnes of spodumene concentrate over its mine life. New academic…
Burkina Faso built the factories. Now it wants the tomatoes.
Burkina Faso's tomato export ban, effective March 16, is not a sudden policy shock. It is the enforcement step of…
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Nigeria health sector records major gains
IN SHORT: Nigeria's health minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate says the sector is recording significant…
Namibia rejects Starlink licence application
IN SHORT: Namibia's communications regulator CRAN has formally rejected Starlink's application for both a telecommunications…
Stanbic launches women’s banking in Ghana
IN SHORT: Stanbic Bank Ghana has launched Obaa Sima, a dedicated women's banking proposition targeting…
Ghana makes UN history on slavery
IN SHORT: Ghana tabled a resolution at the UN today declaring the transatlantic slave trade…