West Africa

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

Nigeria Secures 126M European Fibre Investment
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…

Ghanas first female chief officer
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…

Dangote to build Africas largest detergent raw material plant as refinery hits full capacity
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…

View from airplane window showing wing above clouds representing Ghana's aviation sustainability goals
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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Ghana takes slavery reparations to the UN

President Mahama tables a landmark UN resolution on March 25 formally declaring the transatlantic slave…

Han ZhengKenya China relations

China VP arrives as Kenya-China ties deepen

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng arrived in Kenya on March 22 for talks with Deputy…

Abdel Fattah el-SisiCairo monorail

Egypt opens Africa’s longest monorail line

President Sisi inaugurated the 56.5km East Nile Monorail on March 20, connecting Cairo Stadium in…

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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…

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

African man using mobile banking app to send money internationally
DiasporaFintech

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

Film camera at a cinema film festival with lights and red carpet
DiasporaFilm

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

Nigeria Lagos business financial district capital market
AfricaEconomic Growth

Nigeria’s exchange records its first ever commercial paper listing with Dangote Cement’s 119.87 billion naira issuance

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