The cost of importing goods into Nigeria is set to rise as the Nigeria Customs Service implements a new four percent charge on the Free On-Board Value of imports.

The African Development Bank’s proposal for a currency backed by critical minerals – such as cobalt, lithium, and rare earth elements – has sparked both excitement and scepticism. This initiative, ...

The Malian government’s overhaul of its extraction industry risks deterring companies from investing in the nation that’s home to the world’s second-largest gold mine, according to Anglo American CEO ...

Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to push Mali's demands for a payment of around $200 million from the Canadian miner, sources ...

Two associates of Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting a coup in the small West African ...

French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s ...

A court in Benin on Thursday sentenced two former allies of President Patrice Talon to 20 years in jail on charges of ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...

Q: What is the West African CFA Franc worth against the Guinea Franc? A: One West African CFA Franc is worth 13.8084 Guinea Franc today Q: Is the West African CFA Franc going up or down against ...

Exceptional World Bank Group-African Development Bank Collaboration to Connect 300 million People to Electricity by 2030 Dar es Salaam Energy Summit to Chart Pathways for Energy Transformation ...

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