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West Africa News Desk — October 1, 2026 PM
Episode 19
Evening West Africa News Desk for October 1, 2026. Nigeria marks 66 years of independence as President Tinubu says the era of difficult reforms is ov…
4 days, 22 hours ago
West Africa’s Energy, Grid and Industrial Breakout
Episode 18
West Africa builds energy sovereignty, a regional power pool, and logistics infrastructure—while growth, debt, and security risks remain.
5 days, 4 hours ago
West Africa’s Industrial Shift: Mining, Energy, and Power
Episode 17
West Africa’s old extractive model is giving way to local processing, new refineries, and cross-border power as Guinea, Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Ni…
5 days, 4 hours ago
West Africa News Desk — October 1, 2026 AM
Episode 16
West Africa’s latest headlines span Nigeria’s 66th independence anniversary, Ghana’s booming gold FX inflows and upcoming cedi redesign, and the ECOW…
5 days, 11 hours ago
West Africa’s Hard Asset Boom: Mining, Energy, and Trade
Episode 15
West Africa is reshaping from raw exporter to industrial bloc, driven by Simandou, refining, power grids, and major infrastructure build-outs.
5 days, 20 hours ago
West Africa’s Industrial Pivot
Episode 14
We examine whether West Africa’s recent growth is just a commodity sugar rush or the start of a real industrial foundation, from Nigeria’s trillion-d…
5 days, 20 hours ago
West Africa News Desk — September 30, 2026 PM
Episode 13
West Africa’s latest headlines include Nigeria’s Independence Day eve politics, Burkina Faso’s new gold refinery and shifting Sahel alliances, plus e…
5 days, 22 hours ago
West Africa News Desk — September 30, 2026 AM
Episode 12
West Africa’s biggest business and policy stories this week: Burkina Faso launches its first gold refinery, NNPC posts a sharp profit increase despit…
6 days, 11 hours ago
West Africa News Desk — September 29, 2026 PM
Episode 11
President Tinubu returns to Lagos after a four-week trip amid health rumors and opposition questions, while West Africa reels from a brutal wave of k…
6 days, 22 hours ago
West Africa News Desk — September 29, 2026 AM
Episode 10
West Africa’s economic fault lines are in sharp focus as a Nigerian court orders fuel import licences to keep flowing, Dangote expands its regional i…
1 week ago