Ghana Sacks Nine State Boards Days After Profit Report
Mahama dissolved nine state entity boards on 2 September, three days after SIGA reported Ghana’s state companies back in profit...
September 15, 2026Topic
West Africa
Burkina Faso Territory Is 74.53% Under Government Control, the Junta Says. Nobody Else Can Check.
The junta publishes territorial control to two decimal places. Independent researchers put militant reach anywhere from 40% to 80% of...
September 14, 2026
An Agusto Rating Is Not About Returns. Nigerian Fund Managers Chase One Anyway.
A Lagos agency grades investment managers on how they are run, not on what they earn. For firms competing for...
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