Nigeria Economy 2026 — Dangote Cut the Petrol Import Bill by 96 Percent
Tinubu's reforms are reshaping Nigeria's economy as the Dangote refinery cuts the petrol import bill by 96% in early 2026,...
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Morocco Election 2026 Pits Akhannouch Against the PJD as the King Decides
Morocco election 2026 will decide the next parliament as King Mohammed VI appoints the prime minister, setting course for investors...
September 4, 2026
Three Sahel Juntas Open Their Own Parliament as the ECOWAS Split Deepens
The Sahel ECOWAS AES split sees Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger build a new bloc with a parliament in Niamey,...
September 4, 2026
Sudan War Spreads to Blue Nile as RSF Claims Army Bases and Nearly 20,000 Flee
Sudan war between the army and RSF has displaced more than 12 million and now spills into Blue Nile and...
September 4, 2026
The European Union Has Changed Its Position on Western Sahara
EU governments said in January 2026 that Morocco's autonomy plan could be one of the most realistic solutions for Western...
September 4, 2026
Equatorial Guinea Is Running Out of Gas and Looking Next Door
Equatorial Guinea gas output is falling and the economy is set to contract, making a cross-border field shared with Cameroon...
September 4, 2026
Chad Took ExxonMobil’s Assets and Is Still Paying For It
The Chad oil nationalisation of ExxonMobil assets derailed a US$407 million Savannah Energy deal and continues to deter the investment...
September 4, 2026
Congo-Brazzaville Owes Almost as Much as It Produces
Congo-Brazzaville debt reached 97.2 percent of GDP at end-2025, far above the CEMAC ceiling, while oil still supplies 90 percent...
September 4, 2026
Gabon Cut Its Revenue Forecast by a Fifth and Kept Spending
The Gabon revised budget cuts revenue projections 22 percent to 3.24 trillion CFA francs while spending holds, which investors say...
September 4, 2026
Mauritania Is Betting on Gas Without Letting Go of Its Iron
Mauritania GTA gas phase two is under evaluation with capacity of up to 3 million tonnes, while iron ore and...
September 4, 2026
Liberia Is About to Ship Four Times the Iron Ore It Used To
The Liberia iron ore expansion lifts ArcelorMittal shipments towards 20 million tonnes, with the country targeting 25 to 30 million...
September 4, 2026
Nigeria Sent Its Governors to Benin to Copy a Cotton Park
The Benin cotton industrial zone at Glo-Djigbe turns raw fibre into garments, and Nigeria has sent governors to study a...
September 4, 2026
Cabo Verde Turned Debt Owed to Portugal Into Climate Spending
Cabo Verde's debt-for-climate swap with Portugal now covers US$45 million, alongside the islands' first budget surplus since 2007.
September 4, 2026
West Africa’s Busiest Transshipment Port Belongs to One of Its Smallest States
The Togo Port of Lome is West Africa's largest transshipment hub, handling 2.06 million containers and underwriting an economy that...
September 4, 2026
Sierra Leone Is Trying to Turn a Diamond Reputation Into a Minerals Business
Sierra Leone critical minerals ambitions rest on iron ore, a financed gold project and offshore surveys, with growth easing to...
September 4, 2026
Somaliland Is Offering Washington Minerals and a Base to Win Recognition
Somaliland Berbera port, run by DP World with an Ethiopian stake, sits behind Hargeisa's offer of mineral and military access...
September 4, 2026
Djibouti Earns Its Living From One Neighbour and One Map
The Djibouti Ethiopia corridor generates more than 75 percent of GDP, while Chinese lenders hold close to half of a...
September 4, 2026
Madagascar Reopened Its Mining Register After Sixteen Years
Madagascar mining permits are being issued again after a sixteen-year freeze, reopening graphite, nickel, cobalt and rare earth ground to...
September 4, 2026
Most of the World’s Ylang-Ylang Comes From Three Small Islands
Comoros ylang-ylang supplies most of the world's perfume industry, yet the islands remain at high risk of debt distress and...
September 4, 2026
Mauritius Is Writing One Law for Everything Its Ocean Does
The Mauritius Blue Economy Bill would pull fisheries, maritime services and marine conservation under one framework as the island builds...
September 4, 2026