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 bill jails LGBT identities
Ghana's parliament formally received the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill on February 17, reviving legislation that previously passed…
Burkina Faso mines fund hits $152m
Burkina Faso's Mining Development Fund collected CFA 85.72 billion ($152 million) in 2025, the country's strongest annual haul since the…
Guinea dissolves 40 opposition parties
Guinea's junta-turned-government has dissolved 40 political parties including the three main opposition groups, stripping them of legal status, closing their…
AfDB backs Benin capital markets fund
The African Development Bank has signed a $330,000 grant with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations du Bénin to build…
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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…
Spiro bets on batteries, not motorcycles
Spiro co-founder Gagan Gupta told TechCabal that batteries and energy infrastructure, not motorcycles, drive the…
Tanzania self-funds its $24bn budget
Tanzania's Finance Minister Khamis Mussa presented the Tsh62.33 trillion ($24 billion) 2026/27 budget on June…
Cardoso wins Central Bank of the Year
Nigeria's Central Bank was named Central Bank of the Year 2026 at the Central Banking…