SBM Intelligence

We provide analysis of the West African geopolitical and economic situation through such means as may prove to be expedient for the purpose. [email protected]

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🦹‍♂️🇳🇬A single terrorist group collected 90% of all ransom paid in #Nigeria this year. Our new report tracks how 7,825 abductions and ₦7.8 billion in ransom reshaped the kidnap industry.

https://t.co/3wMREGYbIt

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#China takes 40% of #Nigeria's import bill.
10,494 Nigerians keep @NHSuk running.
#America gives @AfricellGroup $100 million to keep @Huawei out.
Trade, telecoms and talent are all flowing in one direction, and it is not towards Abuja. 🇳🇬🇨🇳🇺🇸🇬🇧

https://t.co/fguhzoLrtX

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#Ghana locks $2B for highway.
#USA arms #Nigeria & #DRC.
#Guinea wants more @Glencore.
@terraindustries guards lithium with drones.
Nigeria imports from #China & exports staff to @NHSuk.

Diversification is the new national sport. 🇬🇭🇳🇬🇨🇩🇬🇳🇨🇳🇺🇸

https://t.co/b7gZeGOxAP

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Golden but fragile: #Ghana's gold earnings rose 49% to $12.5 billion in H1 2026, while bank profits fell 1.3% to GH¢7.1 billion. 🇬🇭🪙

https://t.co/oWdOFd1cbC

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Chart of the week: #Nigeria's rising trade surplus 🇳🇬™️

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#Kenya orders foreign businesses to close, then offers amnesty to undocumented East Africans. Register via embassies; stay legally present.

16,000 Burundians watching.

A crackdown with a grace period – that's one way to do immigration policy. 🇰🇪 🇧🇮

https://t.co/fgfPlAmLP5

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#Ghana's gold exports jumped 49% to $12.5 billion, but bank profits fell to GH¢7.1 billion.

#CôtedIvoire is liquidating its electoral commission.

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https://t.co/pRpBb6OUmv

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#Kenya tells migrants to register.
#BurkinaFaso's diaspora buys bonds.
#CôtedIvoire buries electoral commission.
#Ghana's gold shines but banks sag.
#Nigeria's surplus doubles & Dangote preps a float. @DHQNigeria stays silent on ceasefire.

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https://t.co/rpPZvQQ7Pl

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Video: The capture of #Nigeria's kidnap economy 🇳🇬🦹

https://t.co/o7tuP3MGNF

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Fulani communities across West Africa are caught between jihadist insurgencies, state forces and ethnic militias.

Over 3,000 have been killed in #Mali and #BurkinaFaso since 2015, while #Nigeria's pattern is diffuse but no less deadly. 🇧🇫🇲🇱🇳🇬

https://t.co/a7jSRQmT82

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Chart of the week: Mixed signals on growth

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#Nigeria's economy grew, yet slipped in the poverty rankings.
@FTSERussell says investable; @Uber and #US troops say goodbye.
Vigilantes kill hundreds of Fulani.
#Niger's mutiny fails. Cocoa prices drop. The numbers say one thing, the streets another.

https://t.co/enEbXn2o1l

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Following @officialNESG's warning, we examined #Nigeria's economic recovery. The NESG is right: #NigeriaDecides2027 spending could easily derail a fragile recovery.

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Chart of the week: 80% of Nigerians would relocate for a good job; 20% would do so without hesitation.

Six Zones, One Crisis surveyed 1,180 people across all six zones to show exactly who is leaving, which region is bleeding talent fastest, and why.

https://t.co/79az3iXe20

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#Nigeria lifts onion export suspension to #Ghana after talks.
Harassment & truck seizures at Kotoku Market had cost traders $854,000.
Nigeria exports 100k tonnes of onions to Ghana annually.
@noppmanofficial calls for a permanent trade framework. 🇳🇬🇬🇭

https://t.co/uxeMgnxrjq

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📢 .@officialNESG sounds the alarm: pre-election spending could derail Nigeria's fragile recovery. A fake agency scandal shows how easy it is to exploit bureaucratic gaps. Tanzania's VP resigns amid political uncertainty. 🇳🇬🇹🇿

https://t.co/mNqWxsonaA

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4.2% GDP growth sounds great – until you factor in ghost workers, fake agencies, and Borno under siege. Onions flow to #Ghana again, #Tanzania's VP quits without a word, and West Africa stocks hit a record. A week of drama. 🎢🇳🇬🇬🇭🇹🇿

https://t.co/MOzKPjgTng

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Chart of the week: Oil production rebound

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Africa Watch: #Algeria rebuilds ties with Sahel states and mediates the release of 82 Malian soldiers held since April. 🇩🇿🇧🇫🇲🇱🇳🇪

https://t.co/MZQZQABzEi

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📢#US ports: open to goods from Nigerian ports.
Tax rules: unclear.
#Algeria: back in the Sahel.

#Nigeria and its neighbours take steps forward—but each comes with a catch. 🇳🇬🇺🇸🇩🇿🇳🇪🇧🇫🇲🇱

https://t.co/NpnLu5R91y