West Africa

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

Burkina Faso unveils $64bn development plan

Burkina Faso has adopted the National Development Plan 2026-2030, a $64 billion five-year roadmap structured around security, governance, human capital,…

Nigeria’s $750m solar programme is the world’s largest

Nigeria's Rural Electrification Agency says its $750 million DARES programme will deploy 1,350 mini-grids, reach 17.5 million Nigerians, and catalyse…

Nigeria engineer named Africa’s top leader

NASENI chief Khalil Halilu has been named Young African Leader of the Year at the African Leadership Magazine awards in…

Ghana at 69: the unfinished story

On March 6, 1957, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule. Sixty-nine years later,…