A payments company backed by African political leaders has launched a blockchain-based marketplace for trading local ...

Opinion - When five African presidents board flights bound for Washington this week, they carry more than protocol briefings ...

West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) in Abuja, leaders looked to the past for lessons, and to the future for bold reforms ...

The strategy being adopted by the BRICS appears a smart one. They are not challenging the dominance of the dollar explicitly; ...

Nigeria and other West African countries collectively spend over $3 billion annually importing meat, often from distant suppliers such as ...

An IMF study tests Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) across West and Central Africa, revealing stronger price convergence in ...

The era of ‘from pit to port’ must end. We must turn our mineral wealth into domestic economic value, jobs, technology, and manufacture,” ...

Is the INR getting stronger against the West African CFA Franc? Today's exchange rate (6.5122) is 0.33% higher compared to yesterday's rate (6.4906). What is 50 Rupees in West African CFA Francs ...

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By Victor AGBEVE On the dusty streets of Tamale in northern Ghana, Hajia Mariam’s small kente weaving company was dying. During the 2020 pandemic markets were closed, customers were gone and with it ...

Analysis - ISWAP's hunt for resources is eroding the ability of communities in northern Cameroon to withstand economic hardship.