Guinea’s Iron-Ore Programme Now Has a Spending Rulebook
Simandou 2040 now carries five non-negotiable rules on execution, spending quality, project maturity, local content and ministers in the field.
September 6, 2026Topic
West Africa
Togo Mourns Sena Alouka, Who Gave African Youth a Climate Voice
Sena Alouka, the Togolese founder of Jeunes Volontaires pour l'Environnement, has died. Benin Web TV reported he was 51.
September 6, 2026
West Africa Cocoa Crop Set to Shrink as El Nino and Disease Bite
West Africa cocoa output is forecast to fall as El Nino and black pod disease hit Ghana and Ivory Coast,...
September 6, 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