West Africa

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

Three gold bars on dark background representing Burkina Faso's record gold production and IMF funding
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Burkina Faso becomes Africa’s gold hotspot as economic boom unlocks fresh $33 million IMF funding

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Africaspoint Editorial

Burkina Faso produced a record 94 tonnes of gold in 2025, flipping its current account into surplus and unlocking a…

Offshore oil drilling rig on the ocean at sunset, representing Ghana's TEN fields oil operations
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Tullow Oil signs $205 million deal to acquire FPSO John Evans Atta Mills

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Africaspoint Editorial

Tullow Oil has agreed to buy the FPSO John Evans Atta Mills for $205 million, ending a decade-long lease arrangement…

African business professionals in a meeting discussing diaspora investment opportunities
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Ghana courts its diaspora to shift from sending remittances to investing in the country’s economic recovery

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana is actively mobilising its diaspora in the UK and beyond to shift from sending remittances to making structured investments…

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AfricaDiaspora

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

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Africaspoint Editorial

UBA has launched a diaspora banking platform in Lagos designed to channel Africa's $100 billion annual remittance flows into structured…

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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…

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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…

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AfricaNigeria

MTN Group agrees to acquire full ownership of IHS Towers in a $2.2 billion deal

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