West Africa

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

AfricaBusiness

Africa Targets Its $2.5 Trillion Capital Pool to Accelerate Cross-Border Infrastructure

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Africaspoint Editorial

African heads of state have launched the Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility (AIFF), a continent-led mechanism to unlock Africa's $2.5 trillion…

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Burkina Faso Name 30 Players for WAFCON 2026 Camp

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Africaspoint Editorial

Coach Pascal Sawadogo has named a 30-player squad for a training camp in Morocco as Burkina Faso prepare for their…

President Bola Tinubu announces expansion of primary healthcare funding across Nigeria
AfricaBusiness

Tinubu Expands Healthcare Funding to 13500 Facilities

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Tinubu has announced the expansion of Nigeria's primary healthcare funding to cover 13,500 facilities, backed by over N98 billion…

Tems at the launch of her Leading Vibe Initiative in Lagos August 2025
AfricaCulture

Tems Takes Leading Vibe Initiative to South Africa

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Africaspoint Editorial

Grammy winning Nigerian artist Tems is bringing her Leading Vibe Initiative to South Africa on March 21, marking the programme's…

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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…

GhanaPolitics

Ghana Gets Its First Female Fire Chief

EnergyMining

Dangote to build Africa’s largest detergent raw material plant as refinery hits full capacity

View from airplane window showing wing above clouds representing Ghana's aviation sustainability goals
ClimateEnergy

Ghana targets net zero carbon emissions in aviation by 2050

Three gold bars on dark background representing Burkina Faso's record gold production and IMF funding
Economic GrowthEnergy

Burkina Faso becomes Africa’s gold hotspot as economic boom unlocks fresh $33 million IMF funding

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