West Africa

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

AfricaCameroon

China lends Cameroon $181m for fibre

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Africaspoint Editorial

Cameroon has secured a loan of 108.4 billion CFA francs (around $181 million) from EXIMBANK-China to fund the fourth phase…

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Burkina Faso unveils $64bn development plan

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Africaspoint Editorial

Burkina Faso has adopted the National Development Plan 2026-2030, a $64 billion five-year roadmap structured around security, governance, human capital,…

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AfricaInfrastructure

Nigeria’s $750m solar programme is the world’s largest

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria's Rural Electrification Agency says its $750 million DARES programme will deploy 1,350 mini-grids, reach 17.5 million Nigerians, and catalyse…

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Nigeria engineer named Africa’s top leader

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Africaspoint Editorial

NASENI chief Khalil Halilu has been named Young African Leader of the Year at the African Leadership Magazine awards in…

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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…

Ethiopia EV electric motorcycle Spiro Roam BasiGo Kenya 80 percent 2026Nala stablecoin Tanzania fintech $50m Liquidity MUFG 2026

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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Dangote orders 1,000 CNG trucks from China

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Africa Economy 2026Bank of Ghana

Ghana’s Inflation Just Hit 3.3%. A Year Ago It Was 23%.

Rocket launch space satellite Nigeria space programme
African Space AgencyBola Tinubu

Nigeria Unlocks Space Funding and Orders a New Launch Centre. Africa’s $1 Trillion Race Just Got a New Contender.

AYUSH GhanaGhana Health

India and Ghana Just Signed Four Health Deals. 70% of Ghanaians Will Feel It.

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