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

BusinessFinance

Nigeria Secures $126M European Fibre Investment

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria has received $126 million in European funding commitments to support its ambitious national fibre optic expansion project known as…

AfricaGhana

Ghana Gets Its First Female Fire Chief

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Africaspoint Editorial

Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong has been appointed Chief Fire Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service, becoming the first woman…

BusinessInvest

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

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Africaspoint Editorial

Aliko Dangote has announced a 400,000-tonne linear alkylbenzene plant within the Dangote Refinery complex in Lagos, a facility that would…

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BusinessGhana

Ghana targets net zero carbon emissions in aviation by 2050

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Africaspoint Editorial

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions from the country's aviation sector by 2050,…

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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…

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Economic GrowthEnergy

Tullow Oil signs $205 million deal to acquire FPSO John Evans Atta Mills

African business professionals in a meeting discussing diaspora investment opportunities
DiasporaEconomic Growth

Ghana courts its diaspora to shift from sending remittances to investing in the country’s economic recovery

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DiasporaFintech

UBA launches diaspora investment platform to turn Africa’s $100 billion in annual remittances into long-term wealth

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DiasporaFilm

Nigerian-British film makes history as Nigeria’s first Cannes selection and the UK’s official Oscar submission for 2026

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