West Africa

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

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AfricaFinance

Middle East war sends crude buyers rushing to Africa

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Africaspoint Editorial

The Strait of Hormuz closure is driving global buyers toward Nigerian and Angolan crude as Brent tops $100, but Nigeria's…

AfricaBusiness

Dangote secures $4bn loan to power Africa’s biggest refinery

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Africaspoint Editorial

Afreximbank underwrites $2.5bn of a $4bn syndicated loan for the Dangote Refinery, Africa's largest at 650,000 bpd, consolidating construction debt…

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AfricaGovernance

Ivory Coast kills 26-year trade barrier with Sahel

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Africaspoint Editorial

Côte d'Ivoire has scrapped a 26-year customs visa requirement on cargo to Mali and Burkina Faso, replacing it with two…

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AfricaFinance

Nigeria’s 68.6m BVN base faces new CBN crackdown

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria's BVN database hit 68.6 million in March 2026, but Q1 growth slowed sharply to 754,128 new registrations as the…

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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…

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Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

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

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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…

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Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery

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

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Bola TinubuNigeria electricity reform

Nigeria clears $2.1bn in decade-old power debts

Africa telecom ARPUMTN Ghana

Ghana earns MTN twice what Nigeria does per user

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Africa free movementGhana free visa Africa

Ghana scraps visas for all 1.4bn Africans

Burkina Faso tomato banElizabeth Ofosu-Adjare

Tomatoes flow again as Burkina lifts Ghana ban

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