Ghana Returns to the Medium-Term Curve as Bids Top US$390m
Ghana's first four-year cedi bond since the domestic debt exchange drew US$392 million in bids and cleared at 12%, with...
September 7, 2026Topic
Western Africa
At Least 25 Die as a Bus Leaves the Crater Road on Cabo Verde’s Fogo Island
The Cabo Verde bus crash on Fogo killed at least 25 people, most of them children, and the government has...
September 7, 2026
Watchdog Seeks Audit of Mali Military Contracts Since 2020
Mali military contracts from six years of army rule should be audited, an anti-corruption network told the Auditor General on...
September 6, 2026
Guinea Buries 36 Killed in Conakry Landfill Collapse
Guinea buried 36 people killed in the Conakry landfill collapse. Seventeen were Sierra Leonean, confirmed earlier by Freetown.
September 6, 2026
Niger Blames France for Failed Mutiny; Paris Denies
Niger blames France for the failed 29 August mutiny in Niamey. Paris calls the accusation pure fantasy. What the cabinet...
September 6, 2026
Nigeria Cloud Investment Push Seeks US$750 Million in Two Years
Nigeria cloud investment of US$750 million is the two-year target, resting on Project BRIDGE fibre that has about US$845 million...
September 3, 2026
Breaking, Skateboarding and Baseball5 Enter the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games
The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games run from 31 October to 13 November 2026, with breaking, skateboarding and Baseball5 all...
September 3, 2026
Guinea’s Kada Gold Project Resource Rises 125% to 2.08 Million Ounces
The Kada gold project in Guinea now holds 2.08 million ounces on a 100% project basis. Asara Resources holds 51%...
September 3, 2026
Senegal Wins US$2.2 Billion From the IMF and Shields Its CFA Debt
The Senegal debt treatment plan leaves CFA-denominated debt outside restructuring, hours after an IMF staff-level deal worth about US$2.2 billion.
September 3, 2026