Nine in Every Ten Naira Traded in Lagos Now Comes From Nigerians
Nigeria stock market domestic investors drove 89.21% of trading to July 2026, even as US$4 billion came off the exchange...
August 22, 2026Topic
West Africa
Ghana Booked US$1.91 Billion of Investment. Only US$88 Million Was New
Ghana foreign direct investment hit US$2.62 billion in 2025, but 95.4% of the balance-of-payments inflow was reinvested earnings from firms...
August 22, 2026
Dakar Has Opened a Start-Up Programme for Athletes and Sport Businesses
The Dakar sport economy incubator, IncubaSport, will train 500 project-holders and accelerate 50 businesses across the capital’s 19 communes.
August 22, 2026
Human Rights Watch Says Russia’s Africa Corps Killed Nine Villagers in Mali
Human Rights Watch says Russia's Africa Corps killed nine civilians at Bombori in Mali on 10 July 2026, including four...
August 21, 2026
Nigeria’s Biggest Banks Cannot Publish Their Half-Year Accounts Yet
Nigeria bank results for the first half of 2026 have slipped to late September and October at GTCO, Zenith and...
August 21, 2026
West Africa’s Shared Stock Market Just Passed US$35 Billion for the First Time
The BRVM crossed 20 trillion CFA francs, about US$35.7bn, on 20 August 2026, after a rally of more than 50%...
August 21, 2026
Nigeria Approved a US$45 Million Rail Link to Its Lagos Ports. Almost Nobody Noticed
Nigeria ports and rail links are the missing piece around the Dangote refinery. A US$45.3 million line to four Lagos...
August 20, 2026
Nigeria Cement Prices Probed as Regulator Summons the Biggest Producers
Nigeria cement prices rose from about US$7 a bag in January to as much as US$11 by July. The FCCPC...
August 20, 2026
Nigeria Shuts an Insurer That Could Not Raise Enough Capital
NAICOM revoked the Universal Insurance licence after the company missed Nigeria's new minimum capital requirement. A liquidator was appointed the...
August 20, 2026