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• Senegal business registrations climb 17.8% in third quarter · Senegal · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Senegal is Spain's second-largest watermelon supplier · Senegal · Trade · November 5, 2026
• Moody's warns Senegal's external creditors could lose 35–65% · Senegal · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Senegal-Mauritania LNG venture exceeds third-quarter cargo forecast · Senegal · Energy, oil & gas · November 5, 2026
• Yas gains Senegal market share as Orange and Expresso retreat · Senegal · Telecoms, digital & postal · November 5, 2026
• Gambia reaches IMF staff agreement that could release $28mn · The Gambia · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Gambia seeks 2bn GMD in three-year bond sale despite weak October demand · The Gambia · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Gambia signs $46mn urban waste deal with Ghana's Jospong · The Gambia · Projects & infrastructure · November 5, 2026
• IMF calls for cost-reflective electricity tariffs in Gambia · The Gambia · Energy, oil & gas · November 5, 2026
• Gambia signs 10-year digital tax-monitoring contract with InTouch · The Gambia · Telecoms, digital & postal · November 5, 2026
• Mauritania projects 18.1% rise in trade tax receipts in 2027 · Mauritania · Trade · November 5, 2026
• Mauritania lifts key rate to 7.25% and sharply raises bank reserves · Mauritania · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Mauritania shuts 19 Nouakchott bakeries over price hikes · Mauritania · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Mauritania plans decade-long rice strategy as imports surge · Mauritania · Agriculture & fertilizer · November 5, 2026
• Mauritania approves €50mn Spanish loan for Senegal River valley project · Mauritania · Projects & infrastructure · November 5, 2026
• Guinea accounts for 70% of increase in China's African imports · Guinea · Trade · November 5, 2026
• Guinean franc slips for fifth consecutive month against dollar · Guinea · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Guinea opens gold refinery with capacity far above current exports · Guinea · Mining · November 5, 2026
• Hilton signs deal for 196-room DoubleTree hotel in Conakry · Guinea · Tourism & hospitality · November 5, 2026
• Guinea's official estimates put 2025 growth between 7.1% and 8.4% · Guinea · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Guinea-Bissau's three-year bond yield rises for fourth consecutive auction · Guinea-Bissau · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Guinea-Bissau faces 193bn FCFA in regional debt repayments next year · Guinea-Bissau · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Guinea-Bissau launches AfDB-backed partnership program 16 months after approval · Guinea-Bissau · Projects & infrastructure · November 5, 2026
• Guinea-Bissau port dredging lags schedule as leaders inspect works · Guinea-Bissau · Ports & shipping · November 5, 2026
• Guinea-Bissau mobile-money transaction value rises 30% in 2025 · Guinea-Bissau · Telecoms, digital & postal · November 5, 2026
• Mali raises 44bn FCFA as three-year debt yield eases to 7.67% · Mali · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Malian butchers announce meat price cuts of up to 10% · Mali · Agriculture & fertilizer · November 5, 2026
• Fuel tanker deliveries to Bamako approach 4,000 in October · Mali · Energy, oil & gas · November 5, 2026
• Mali commissions Russian geologists to map more than half the country · Mali · Mining · November 5, 2026
• Mali's Syama gold production drops 18% despite September rebound · Mali · Mining · November 5, 2026
• Bank of Africa Niger's nine-month profit more than doubles · Niger · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Niger sells subsidized local rice at up to 30% below import price · Niger · Agriculture & fertilizer · November 5, 2026
• Niger creates national railway company before opening its first line · Niger · Projects & infrastructure · November 5, 2026
• Niger plans paving works on road linking Arlit and Algeria · Niger · Projects & infrastructure · November 5, 2026
• Fodder prices fall in Niamey, but livestock feed costs remain mixed · Niger · Agriculture & fertilizer · November 5, 2026
• Cape Verde records provisional budget surplus through September · Cape Verde · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Cape Verde bank iiB could get BADEA trade finance for importers · Cape Verde · Trade · November 5, 2026
• Cape Verde offers artisanal fishing boats monthly fuel vouchers · Cape Verde · Agriculture & fertilizer · November 5, 2026
• Cape Verde's €8.9mn Sal road project faces another delay · Cape Verde · Projects & infrastructure · November 5, 2026
• Cape Verde cuts gasoline prices 4%, but annual rise remains near 49% · Cape Verde · Energy, oil & gas · November 5, 2026
• Bridge Bank Côte d'Ivoire profit rises 41% after listing · Ivory Coast · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• NSIA Banque Côte d'Ivoire secures €100mn to support small businesses · Ivory Coast · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Ivorian rubber producer SOGB profit drops 34% as sales weaken · Ivory Coast · Agriculture & fertilizer · November 5, 2026
• PALMCI nine-month earnings fall 12% as input costs outpace sales · Ivory Coast · Agriculture & fertilizer · November 5, 2026
• Ivorian water utility SODECI posts third-quarter operating loss · Ivory Coast · Projects & infrastructure · November 5, 2026
• Bank of Ghana drains 9.4bn GHS through 14-day bills at 10.5% · Ghana · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Ghana's cedi recovers 0.8% against dollar in October · Ghana · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Benso Oil Palm nine-month profit falls 17% as costs climb · Ghana · Agriculture & fertilizer · November 5, 2026
• Ghana's GOIL profit rises 9% as finance charges fall · Ghana · Energy, oil & gas · November 5, 2026
• Ghana cuts petrol price floor 4.4% while diesel minimum rises · Ghana · Energy, oil & gas · November 5, 2026
• Dangote Cement's Nigerian exports rise 42% to 1.5mn tons · Nigeria · Trade · November 5, 2026
• Nigeria's naira closes October 1.3% lower despite late recovery · Nigeria · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Nigeria central bank accepts just 11% of bids in bill auction · Nigeria · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• BUA Foods flour revenue falls 30% as Nigerian demand softens · Nigeria · Agriculture & fertilizer · November 5, 2026
• Nigerian palm oil producer Presco reduces debt 57%, easing finance costs · Nigeria · Agriculture & fertilizer · November 5, 2026
• Burkina Faso October revenue exceeds forecast by 27%, minister says · Burkina Faso · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Coris Bank Burkina Faso nine-month profit growth slows to 17.8% · Burkina Faso · Macro & prices · November 5, 2026
• Burkina Faso state gold buyer SONASP opens fourth regional office · Burkina Faso · Mining · November 5, 2026
• Burkina Faso terms of trade improve 50% on gold prices · Burkina Faso · Trade · November 5, 2026
• Burkina Faso trade with Mali and Niger accounts for just 0.4% · Burkina Faso · Trade · November 5, 2026

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