Sierra Leone Launches Budget Drive Built Around Jobs
Sierra Leone has opened its 2027 budget with a jobs-first order and a 500,000 youth-jobs goal, while a US$61 million...
October 1, 2026Topic
West Africa
SIB Profit Rises 9% as Côte d’Ivoire Bank Lending Grows
A Moroccan-owned bank in Côte d'Ivoire earned US$55.5 million in six months, up 9 percent, as its charges for bad...
October 1, 2026
Nigeria’s Push to Process Its Own Cocoa: Johnvents Says Plants Hit 82%
A Nigerian cocoa grinder says its plants ran at 82% in early 2026, yet Nigeria still earns far more from...
September 30, 2026
Nigeria Tells Abuja Trade Fair Exhibitors to Close Deals, Not Just Display
Nigeria’s trade minister told the 21st Abuja trade fair to deliver deals, as India says two-way trade rebounded to US$9.2...
September 30, 2026
Ghana Court Orders Freight Firm to Refund Shipper for Excess Storage Fees
A Ghana court has ordered a freight firm to repay a shipper overcharged through a wrong exchange rate, a test...
September 30, 2026
Ghana Tests Chip-Tagged Number Plates Before New Cars Get Them in 2027
Ghana has begun testing chip-tagged number plates to stop plate cloning. New cars get them from January 2027, and the...
September 30, 2026
Nigeria Oil Firm Eyes 100,000 Barrels a Day With Qatari Islamic Financing
A Nigerian oil producer says US$500 million in Islamic financing from Qatar will help lift an onshore block above 100,000...
September 29, 2026
Nigeria Court Orders Regulator to Keep Licensing Fuel Importers
A Nigerian court says the fuel regulator broke the law by stalling import licences, as Dangote's giant refinery pushes to...
September 29, 2026
Ghana’s Accra Airport Picks Up Two More Passenger Service Honours
Accra's main airport, renamed from Kotoka in February, won two honours from Africa's airport body in Abuja, weeks after two...
September 29, 2026