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 consults on child social media age limit

Nigeria's Minister of Communications Bosun Tijani launched a public consultation on March 10 on whether to set minimum age limits…

Mahama pitches Ghana’s AfCFTA gateway to Korea

Ghana's President John Mahama held bilateral talks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on March 11, positioning Ghana as…

Nigeria and Ghana sign aviation rescue MoU

Nigeria and Ghana signed a bilateral Search and Rescue Cooperation Agreement on March 9, 2026, committing both countries to joint…

Ghana’s refinery doubles down on oil

Ghana's Tema Oil Refinery is pushing to reach full capacity of 45,000 barrels per day, integrating a second furnace to…

Egypt opens Africa’s longest monorail line

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

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…

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.…