West Africa: Money Laundering Remains Significant Threat to Economic Stability in West Africa – Fagbemi

West Africa: Money Laundering Remains Significant Threat to Economic Stability in West Africa – Fagbemi

Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has warned that money laundering, including terrorist financing, are significant threats to the stability of Nigeria’s economy and the West African sub-region. Fagbemi sounded the warning on Tuesday in Abuja at the national Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Media…

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West Africa delivers big for MTN Group

West Africa delivers big for MTN Group

MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN Group has reported a sharp recovery in earnings for the year to December 2025, swinging from a loss to a profit as a dramatic turnaround in Nigeria and strong growth in Ghana drove a 67% increase in adjusted headline earnings per share. Group service revenue rose 22.7% in constant…

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West Africa: Middle East Crisis – Nigeria, West Africa Risk Losing Shipping Lines to European Markets

West Africa: Middle East Crisis – Nigeria, West Africa Risk Losing Shipping Lines to European Markets

Shipping companies, freight forwarders and other port users have raised concerns over the potential impact of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East on cargo throughput into Nigerian ports. They warned that the situation could also worsen Nigeria’s inflation if the conflict in the region persists. Speaking with Vanguard on the development, Chairman of the…

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West Africa: Money Laundering Remains Significant Threat to Economic Stability in West Africa – Fagbemi

Africa: Hunger Crisis Is Set to Get Worse in West and Central Africa – Why and What to Do About It

Countries in west and central Africa are facing a food crisis with multiple causes. Estimates in late December 2025 suggested that 41.8 million people were already in crisis or worse in October-December 2025. The number was expected to rise to 52.8 million in June-August 2026. Researchers Kirui Oliver Kiptoo and Chibuzo Nwagbosu explain how serious…

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West Africa: Money Laundering Remains Significant Threat to Economic Stability in West Africa – Fagbemi

West Africa: China’s Trade Bureau Set to Partner West Africa IMT Summit

The Trade Development Bureau of China’s Ministry of Commerce (TDB) has been confirmed as a Strategic Country Partner (China) for the West Africa Industrialisation, Manufacturing and Trade (West Africa IMT) Summit and Exhibition 2026. This, according to organisers, reinforces a growing shift in Nigeria-China economic relations from expanding trade volumes to anchoring industrial production and…

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West Africa: Money Laundering Remains Significant Threat to Economic Stability in West Africa – Fagbemi

Africa: MFWA, Partners Train 500 Media Professionals to Foster Information Integrity in West Africa

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), in partnership with the ECOWAS Commission and the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), has provided professional capacity enhancement training to 500 journalists across West Africa. The participants were drawn from Benin, Carbo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Nigeria. Implemented…

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