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West Africa’s BRVM market cap hits record $21.2bn driven by telecoms, banks

By Brian Kenety The Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM), which serves the eight-member West African Economic and ...
New Business Ethiopia

Burkina Faso: Gold, Growth and the Frontier Challenge

By Africa Risk Control (ARC) – Burkina Faso, a landlocked West African nation of nearly 23 million people, is quietly ...
The Associated Press on MSN

ECOWAS pledges to 'keep door open' after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the ...
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Burkina may quit West African currency union, but not Mali

DAKAR, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Mali said on Wednesday it was not planning to leave West Africa's currency zone while Burkino Faso indicated it would do so after they and Niger announced their withdrawal ...
The Nation Newspaper

ECOWAS breakup could push up food prices and worsen hunger in West Africa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger comprised 16% of the bloc’s population of 424 million and 7% ...
Modern Ghana

Dakar to host first-ever West African Arts and Culture Festival in November — ECOWAS

Preparations are underway for the maiden edition of the West African Arts and Culture Festival (ECOFEST), slated for November ...
WGNO

ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously ...