Lithium Slides as a Data Revision Doubles China’s Stockpiles
Lithium futures fell 5% to about US$20,100 a tonne on Friday after a Chinese data provider doubled its reported stockpiles....
September 14, 2026Section
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Kenya’s US$2.6 Billion Infrastructure Fund Is Law
Kenya's National Infrastructure Fund has been law since March, with Sh340 billion (about US$2.6 billion) in seed capital and a...
September 14, 2026
Ghana’s Trade Surplus Hit US$8.8 Billion in the First Half
Ghana ran an US$8.8 billion trade surplus and a US$5.1 billion current account surplus in the first half of 2026,...
September 14, 2026
GOIL Will Set Its Ghana Fuel Price by 16 September
GOIL says it will announce its pricing position by 16 September after holding prices through a window in which Brent...
September 14, 2026
Ghana Weighs an Extra Tema Berth as Cement Costs Rise
Ghana is considering an extra Tema berth after cement makers added a GH¢12 surcharge for port delays. The ports authority...
September 14, 2026
Kano–Katsina Rail Nears Opening With Land Claims Unsettled
Nigeria says the Kano–Katsina railway is 80% complete for a December opening, while 3,252 enumerated landowners along the route remain...
September 14, 2026
Nigerian Exchange Listings Near US$2 Billion in 2026
Corporate listings on the Nigerian Exchange reached about N2.7 trillion in 2026. Banks and insurers are roughly a third of...
September 14, 2026
Dangote Lifts Nigerian Petrol to About US$1.02 a Litre
Dangote raised its petrol gantry price to N1,350 a litre from 12 September, a cumulative N185 rise across four increases...
September 14, 2026
Copper Ends First Losing Week Since June on Tariff Stall
Copper closed at US$14,233 a tonne on Friday after a record high and a stalled US tariff plan, ending its...
September 14, 2026