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,…
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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…
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.…