As of 16 Sept 2019, Kinross approves Tasiast 24k in Mauritania. Ironu draws out the throughput-economics framework and asks what travels across West Africa.
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Intellectual
Liberia’s Roberts airport terminal — asset and corridor map for founders and investors
As of 25 July 2019, is Liberia’s new Roberts terminal a model or a one-off? Extracting the chokepoint logic, its second-order effects and where it breaks.
AfCFTA operational launch in West Africa — strategic model the risks and opportunities
AfCFTA’s operational phase launches in Niamey. The Intellectual lens: is the continental model transferable across West Africa, and which assumptions fail?
Cocoa income differential in Côte d’Ivoire — asset and corridor map across West Africa
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana’s US$400/tonne cocoa differential, read as a coordination model: its policy logic, IP and transferability across West Africa.
Airline privatisation in Cabo Verde — strategic model why it matters across the region
Cabo Verde’s airline privatisation is a model for small states: own the connectivity outcome, not the asset. The assumptions that could fail elsewhere.
Senegambia Bridge opens in The Gambia — asset and corridor map — what the numbers mean
As of January 2019, the Senegambia Bridge opens: Ironu maps the strategic model, corridor logic and transferable assumptions for West African operators.
Ghana’s Year of Return tourism — strategic model the business case for decision-makers
Ironu extracts the strategic model behind Ghana’s Year of Return: identity as an addressable market, its investment effects, and where the framework travels.