Region

West Africa

ECOWAS and WAEMU markets from Nigeria to Senegal.

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Regional overview

West Africa combines the continent's largest economy with the WAEMU monetary union and its regional exchange, the BRVM. Pension reform has created growing pools of domestic institutional capital, while infrastructure and agricultural value chains offer deep pipelines.

Countries

Countries in West Africa

  • Côte d'Ivoire

    Côte d'Ivoire is the largest economy in the WAEMU monetary union and a major issuer on the regional bond market.

  • Ghana

    Ghana operates a three-tier pension system and has pursued capital-markets reform alongside recent sovereign debt restructuring.

  • Nigeria

    Africa's most populous country operates a contributory pension scheme overseen by a dedicated national regulator, creating one of the continent's largest domestic pools of retirement savings.

  • Senegal

    Senegal is a WAEMU member with an active infrastructure programme and emerging oil and gas revenues.

Opportunities

Opportunities in the region

All opportunities

Intelligence

Regional intelligence

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Directory

Institutions

Institution directory
  • A development finance institution providing anchor capital, guarantees and technical assistance.

    Côte d'Ivoire · West Africa

    • Guarantees
    • Anchor investment
    • Local-currency lending
  • A pension fund administrator managing retirement savings accounts under a contributory scheme.

    Nigeria · West Africa

    • Government securities
    • Infrastructure bonds
    • Private equity
  • Family OfficesExample

    Harmattan Family Office

    A multi-generational family office investing directly in real assets and growth companies.

    Nigeria · West Africa

    • Direct investment
    • Real estate
    • Agriculture
  • A regional commercial bank arranging infrastructure and trade finance.

    Ghana · West Africa

    • Project finance arranging
    • Trade finance
  • Private Credit FundsExample

    Sahel Credit Opportunities

    A private credit manager providing senior and mezzanine loans to mid-sized companies.

    Senegal · West Africa

    • Senior secured lending
    • Trade finance
  • Insurance CompaniesExample

    Volta Life Assurance

    A life insurer seeking long-dated, local-currency assets to match annuity liabilities.

    Ghana · West Africa

    • Local-currency infrastructure debt
    • Government bonds