#West Africa
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Moody's Upgrades ECOWAS Development Bank BIDC to B1, One Step Closer to Investment Grade
Moody's has lifted BIDC to B1 with a stable outlook, citing capital strength and AfDB's new institutional stake. The upg...
Niger Signs $1.9bn Deal for Third-Largest West African Refinery in Dosso
The 100,000 barrel-per-day Dosso refinery and petrochemical complex would quintuple Niger's refining capacity and target...
West Africa: Five Entrepreneurs Turning Local Gaps Into Businesses
From Ghanaian appliance retail to Nigerian gyms and Ivorian cashew processing, these founders are building ventures arou...
Resolute Mining and Guinea's State Miner Form Gold Joint Venture
Resolute Mining and Guinea's Nimba Mining Gold have launched Landaya Gold, a Conakry-based joint venture to explore and ...
Fortuna Mining Doubles Down on Senegal Gold with $200M Bambadji Acquisition
The Canadian miner buys the Bambadji property adjacent to its Diamba Sud project, aiming to create a district-scale oper...
Verod Capital’s Danladi Verheijen Bullish on West African Education, Bets on Tech to Scale
After exiting Lancaster University Ghana, Verod Capital co-founder Danladi Verheijen sees strong demand for quality educ...
Gabon and Guinea-Bissau Pledge Closer Political and Economic Cooperation After Bissau Visit
President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's working visit to Bissau signals Gabon's push to expand ties with West Africa an...
Nigeria Aims to Triple Cashew Output to 1m Tonnes by 2036
The country’s national cashew association has unveiled a roadmap targeting 1 million tonnes of production and 50% local ...
Nigeria’s VP Shettima Leads Delegation to ECOWAS Summit Focused on Regional Integration, Trade, and Security
Vice President Kashim Shettima represents Nigeria at the 69th ECOWAS Summit in Freetown, where leaders will advance peac...