New railway connecting northern Nigeria with Niger expected to boost trade Published by Patrick Nelle on 14 April 2022 Nigeria is in the process of linking its northern states with Niger, with a 284-kilometre railway running from Kano in Nigeria, to Maradi in Niger.
Agribusiness investment opportunities in West Africa’s Sahel region Published by Olivier Monnier and Abdoul Maiga on 16 March 2022 Sahelian countries have the agro-climatic conditions to grow many crops, but the potential of the agribusiness sector remains underexploited.
Industrialist sees export potential from northern Nigeria to landlocked Niger and Burkina Faso Published by Jaco Maritz on 1 October 2021 Abdul Samad Rabiu believes there are attractive opportunities to export certain products from northern Nigeria to nearby landlocked countries.
Niger: Businessman sees both local and export demand for superfood moringa Published by Jeanette Clark on 24 August 2021 Entrepreneur Aziz Mahamadou has turned an area of degraded farmland into a company that produces a variety of moringa products.
Niger: Company making Italian-style ice cream with local ingredients and flavours Published by Nelly Murungi on 7 September 2020 Kooka revisits the traditional Italian gelato with ingredients and flavours from West Africa such as baobab, camel milk, shea fruit or local cereal porridge.
Producing beverages in West Africa: Businessman reveals his success strategies Published by Jaco Maritz on 23 April 2020 How bottled water and soft drinks producer Belvie captured significant market share in a relatively short period.
Rebecca Enonchong on doing business as a tech startup in French-speaking Africa Published by Justin Norman on 19 April 2020 Entrepreneur shares her experiences.
Is the time right for a single currency in West Africa? Published by Iwa Salami on 1 March 2020 The eight francophone states that form the West African Economic and Monetary Union have agreed to drop the use of the CFA franc.
NJ Ayuk: In Niger’s oil industry, fortune favours the bold Published by NJ Ayuk and Joao Gaspar Marques on 5 November 2018 ‘Niger is today the new frontier star market in West Africa and an investment opportunity for industry players big and small,’ says Centurion Law Group CEO
Introducing the eCFA: A digital currency for French-speaking west Africa Published by Kate Douglas on 10 January 2017 Once fully implemented, it will operate alongside the region’s fiat hard currency, the CFA, as legal tender.
The Indian entrepreneur who started a bottled water company in Niger Published by Justin Probyn on 7 November 2016 When he was 23, Rohan Garg moved from Delhi to the landlocked west African country.
Will West Africa’s proposed ‘eco’ currency ever float? Published by Ronak Gopaldas on 28 April 2014 Plans to launch a common currency flounder in West Africa.
Under construction: ‘Niger is like a newborn country’ Published by Gaicha Saddy on 30 January 2014 After a decade of little growth, Gaïcha Saddy is positively surprised by recent development projects in Niger.
Five lessons learnt from doing business research in Africa Published by Mohamed Zin El Abidine on 7 January 2014 Conducting business in the continent can often be challenging, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun.
