West African Intelligence
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Côte d’Ivoire keeps cocoa farmgate price at 1,200 FCFA for the 2026/27 main crop
Côte d’Ivoire set the guaranteed minimum farmgate price for the 2026/27 main cocoa crop at 1,200 FCFA per…
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BCEAO instant payment deadline arrives with Wave still outside the PI-SPI platform
Banks, e-money issuers and payment institutions in the UEMOA must connect to the BCEAO’s PI-SPI instant payment platform…
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Senegal’s draft supplementary budget widens 2026 deficit to 7.6% of GDP
Senegal’s draft 2026 supplementary finance law raises the deficit forecast to CFA1.74trn, or 7.6% of GDP, from 5.4%,…
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Côte d’Ivoire approves bill targeting financiers and site owners of illegal gold mining
Côte d’Ivoire’s government approved a bill on 23 September 2026 creating offences for sponsors, financiers, receivers and site…
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Senegal’s SAR signs MoU with Turkey’s Yamata for a 4m-tonne refinery without state guarantee
Société Africaine de Raffinage and Turkish group Yamata signed an MoU on 23 September 2026 for a new…
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Senegal’s Supreme Court suspends Starlink’s licence on Sonatel’s application
Senegal’s Supreme Court provisionally suspended Starlink’s satellite internet authorisation on 7 September 2026 after incumbent operator Sonatel challenged…
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Senegal renegotiating about 30 mining conventions and says it is ready for litigation
Senegal’s Prime Minister told parliament in September 2026 that about 30 mining conventions are being renegotiated, that a…
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Côte d’Ivoire approves three power PPPs to add 735MW, including 470MW Genser plant
Côte d’Ivoire’s Council of Ministers approved on 5 August 2026 three energy PPPs totalling 735MW: a 470MW combined-cycle…
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Senegal’s regional auction is oversubscribed after the debt treatment announcement
Senegal raised CFAF101bn on the UMOA-Titres market on 11 September 2026, against CFAF109bn of bids, with five-year yields…
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World Bank Group sets out US$17bn commitment to Côte d’Ivoire’s 2026-2030 plan
At an event in Abidjan on 21 September 2026, the World Bank Group restated a US$17bn commitment to…
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