The Economist2h
West African booze is becoming a luxury product
Both women are targeting the luxury market. Unlike informally produced ogogoro, which is cheap and has not quite shed its ...
West African BRVM stock exchange hit record value in 2024
The total value of West Africa's regional BRVM stock exchange rose to 20.6 trillion CFA francs ($32 billion) in 2024, a ...
West Africa is the world’s new epicentre for terrorism – Nigeria is expanding its air force in response
The capabilities of the Nigerian Air Force have geopolitical implications for combating terrorism and threats of coups in ...
‘I can’t lose hope’: families await news of trapped miners in South Africa
Police operation to stamp out illegal mining by blocking food supplies has turned to tragedy as relatives wait for loved ones ...
China's top diplomat heads to Africa as West's attention dwindles
China's top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Sunday, maintaining a 35-year-long tradition, to quietly ...
West Africa could soon have a jihadist state – here’s why
A combination of population explosion, failure of governance and endemic poverty creates a perfect breeding ground for a ...
Mining Weekly1d
Centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along South Africa’s West Coast
In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about the centenary of diamond prospecting and ...
Zawya6h
‘Multi-billion dollar investments signal new era of industrial transformation for West Africa’
Currently, Africa contributes just 3 percent to the global GDP and 2 percent to the world’s manufacturing value-add ...