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WAEMU Exports: Oil, Gold and Cotton Down
In June 2026, the price index for basic products exported by WAEMU countries fell by 4.8%, after a 2.8% increase the previous month. This change is due to the decline…
Senegal: fuel prices increased again, after a drop last december
After a price cut in December 2025, fuel prices in Senegal are…
Dakar aims to mobilize 487 Billion FCFA in two months on the UEMOA securities market
487 billion FCFA is the amount Senegal plans to mobilize on the…
Just energy transition in Senegal : less than 650 billion mobilized out of a 1,640 billion FCFA target
Senegal has taken a new step forward in the Just Energy Transition…
Rebar: VAT on local products is six times higher in Senegal than in Gabon
In the state's amended finance law for 2026, published in the official…
Burkina Faso : a 2 Billion CFA Franc soybean processing industrial complex comes into operation
The total cost of the infrastructure is estimated at nearly 2 billion…
Nigeria: Dangote Cement seals over $1 billion deal with Sinoma to expand capacity in Africa
According to information , the agreement covers twelve industrial projects. These include…
Ghana’s $20 billion gold pivot: can GANRAP stabilize the Cedi?
At the center of the reform is the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod),…
Senegal launches 2026 public debt offering of 200 billion CFA francs
Financing the 2026 budget and structural reforms . The funds raised through…
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Burkina Faso : government wants to increase its stake in the Kiaka gold mine from 15% to 40%
The Kiaka gold mine, is currently owned 85% by the Australian company West African Resources (WAF) and 15% by the…
The port of Abidjan : far more than a port, the pulse of the Ivorian economy
Some infrastructures summarize the destiny of a country all by themselves. The Autonomous Port of Abidjan is one of them.…
Burkina Faso’s 94-ton gold record: the new backbone of the Sahel
With more than 94 tons of gold produced and CFA 776 billion in budget revenues in 2025, Burkina Faso has…
Daouda Soukpafolo takes control of Uniwax: ivorian cotton magnate reclaims a West African textile champion
One of West Africa’s last major industrial wax-print manufacturers, Uniwax, has officially changed hands. Ivorian industrialist Koné Daouda Soukpafolo, widely…
BRVM 2026 : dividends, valuations and market traps where to position portfolios after the 2025 rally
The UEMOA regional stock market ended 2025 on a strong note, confirming the renewed appeal of Francophone African equities in…
Nigeria : Awodi-07 oil discovery strengthens production recovery and revives investor confidence
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has confirmed a successful hydrocarbon discovery at the Awodi-07 appraisal and exploration…
Simandou 2040 : the compass of Guinea’s economic and social transformation
Driven by the highest authorities of the Republic of Guinea, the Simandou 2040 programme aims to profoundly reshape the country’s…
Burkina Faso : the country launches an ambitious technological academy to build a scientific elite and strengthen industrial sovereignty
The Burkinabe government has approved the construction of a Technological Academy designed to train engineers specialized in cutting-edge fields including…
Nigeria : Dangote opens 10% equity in refinery expansion to global investors
Nigerian industrial Aliko Dangote, a leading figure in Africa’s industrialization drive, announced on October 26, 2025.
BCEAO PI-SPI launches: instant payments revolutionize WAEMU
From September 30, 2025, the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) officially activates its Interoperable Instant Payment System (PI-SPI).…
