West Africa

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

AfricaFinance

FTSE upgrade sparks N1.36trn NGX windfall

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Africaspoint Editorial

FTSE Russell's index upgrade of Nigeria triggered a N1.36 trillion gain in Nigerian Exchange market capitalisation within 72 hours, the…

AfricaBusiness

Nigeria’s oil birthplace runs on solar now

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Africaspoint Editorial

Oloibiri, the Nigerian village where Shell struck the country's first commercial oil in 1956, now runs on solar after 15…

BeninGovernance

Benin votes as Wadagni set to succeed Talon

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Africaspoint Editorial

Benin's April 12 presidential election closed with Romuald Wadagni, finance minister and Talon's endorsed successor, widely expected to win after…

AfricaFinance

Dangote refinery eyes $5bn IPO, Africa’s biggest ever

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Africaspoint Editorial

Dangote Petroleum Refinery is preparing Africa's largest-ever IPO, targeting up to $5bn from a 5-10% stake sale at a $40-50bn…

Africa fintech unicorn public listing 2026Africa startup funding Q1 2026

Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice

Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…

Africa fintech unicorn public listing 2026Africa telecom infrastructure consolidation

Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…

Enoch Godongwana Treasury fiscal policySouth Africa energy transition load shedding end

South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025…

Dangote Mombasa refinery Kenya East Africa 2026Dangote Refinery IPO 2026

Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery

Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…

John Dramani MahamaKenya investment case

Zenith Bank enters East Africa via Kenya acquisition

Africa AIAfrica defence technology

Palantir co-founder bets $11.8m on Nigerian drone maker

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Benin election 2026Patrice Talon

Benin votes tomorrow as Talon picks his successor

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Africa startup funding 2026Ci-Gaba Fund Ghana

Ghana fund hits $35m close to back West Africa SMEs

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