Buoyed by patriotic fervour and compassion to see that West Africa evolves as a major economic bloc within the continent and beyond, stakeholders who converged at the inaugural West Africa Economic ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has turned towards artificial intelligence, financial technology and ...

As the world’s economic and political elites converged at the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Nigeria’s role at the summit stood out not just for its symbolism but for its substance. In ...

By Evelyn ARTHUR Fresh research by the OECD–OCDE has estimated food trade in the West African sub-region at almost ...

Sir: The West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) held in Abuja on June 20-21, underscored the significance of strategic, cross-border cooperation anchored in shared economic priorities. The summit’s ...

A decade ago countries in West Africa set up a unique trade monitoring mechanism. Its purpose was to track intra-regional trade in agricultural products and livestock in the region. But the system was ...

By Kwame A. APEANING For centuries, salt has been more than a commodity in West Africa; it has been a currency of trade, ...

Ninety minutes couldn’t separate the Elephants and the Lions of Teranga. On 30 January 2024, a packed Charles Konan Banny Stadium in Yamoussoukro hosted a dream Round of 16 clash in the Africa Cup of ...

In recognition of its outstanding contributions to the growth of the non-oil export sector, The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has crowned British American Tobacco (BAT) as “West Africa’s ...

WEST Africa’s growing intra-African trade and renewed push for industrial expansion will take centre stage at the West Africa Industrialisation, Manufacturing & Trade Summit and Exhibition (West ...

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