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Adoption by the country of a bill amending the electoral system, moving to universal suffrage after decades of a clan-based electoral system, according to the business press

Reduction by the country of its budget deficit to FCFA 610bn at the end of September 2024 compared with FCFA 638.4bn for the same period last year, according to the economic pre

Planning by Nigeria of a programme to rehabilitate its pipeline network to support the transport of crude oil and petroleum products, according to the business press

Inauguration by Ghana's President of a standard gauge railway linking the town of Mpakadan to the port of Tema, according to the business press

Increase of 16% in the budget allocated to higher education for 2025 compared with 2024, according to the business press

Intention of the Beninese government to connect a further 18 communes to fibre optics by mid-2025 as part of its ambition to extend broadband access to all 77 communes in the co

Expected fall in the country's public debt to 53.7% of GDP in 2024 from 54.5% in 2023, according to the business press

Renewal by MOODY'S RATINGS of the ‘Caa2’ rating on the country's long-dated foreign and local currency bonds, with a stable outlook, according to the economic press

Fine of M USD 220 to META, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, imposed by the Nigerian federal government for multiple and repeated violations of the Federal Competitio