West Africa
West Africa business news covering ECOWAS economies: Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and regional trade. Oil, gas, cocoa, and investment intelligence.
Ghana’s lithium problem isn’t geology. It’s people.
Ghana's Ewoyaa lithium project is set to produce 3.6 million tonnes of spodumene concentrate over its mine life. New academic…
Burkina Faso built the factories. Now it wants the tomatoes.
Burkina Faso's tomato export ban, effective March 16, is not a sudden policy shock. It is the enforcement step of…
Nigeria’s gas is finally heading to Europe
After fifty years of studies, MoUs, and false starts, the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline has a technical team on the ground…
South Africa turns to Dangote for fuel
South Africa has lost half its refining capacity and gets 75% of its fuel from the Middle East. With the…
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Egypt opens Africa’s longest monorail line
President Sisi inaugurated the 56.5km East Nile Monorail on March 20, connecting Cairo Stadium in…
From Alexandra township to running Africa’s biggest bank
Mary Vilakazi grew up in Alexandra township, sold sweets for pocket money, financed her education…
All four SA banks are chasing Kenya
All four of South Africa's biggest banks are targeting Kenya simultaneously. Nedbank is buying NCBA.…
Kenya tempts cruise tourists inland with 30% park discount
Kenya is offering cruise passengers a 30 percent group discount on park entry fees to…