Ouagadougou city centre at night, Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso: market briefing
A landlocked, francophone economy with an export profile concentrated almost entirely in gold. Reviewed August 2026.
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Accra skyline, Ghana.
Ghana: market briefing
The largest of the covered West African economies, English speaking, and the seat of the AfCFTA Secretariat. Reviewed August 2026.
Conakry and the Atlantic coast, Guinea.
Guinea: market briefing
The larger of the two hub economies, resource-led, francophone, and in the middle of a very large infrastructure build. Reviewed August 2026.
Nairobi skyline seen from Nairobi National Park, Kenya.
Kenya: market briefing
An East African market, researched separately. The largest and most diversified economy Capital Africa covers. Reviewed August 2026.
The West Point area of Monrovia, Liberia.
Liberia: market briefing
A small, English-speaking, dual-currency economy built around a natural deep-water port and a concession-based resource sector. Reviewed August 2026.
The Niger River in Bamako, Mali.
Mali: market briefing
A landlocked, francophone, gold-led economy inside the CFA monetary union but outside ECOWAS since 2025. Reviewed August 2026.
Freetown and its estuary, Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone: market briefing
A small, open, resource-led economy with a deep-water port and an English-language commercial environment. Reviewed August 2026.
Arch 22 in Banjul, The Gambia.
The Gambia: market briefing
The smallest market covered. A compact, English-speaking economy built around services, agriculture, fisheries and its relationship with Senegal. Reviewed August 2026.
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