Guinea signed a Simandou mine-rail-port framework. Ironu follows the capital: funding structure, risk allocation and where local finance can enter.
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Money
Equiano cable landing in Togo — capital structure the business case across West Africa
As of March 2022, Equiano lands in Lomé. Ironu follows the capital: funding, risk allocation and where Togolese firms can enter the financing structure.
Goulamina lithium project in Mali — capital structure why it matters across the region
Goulamina’s financing consolidates under Ganfeng and its Australian developer. How the capital structure allocates risk, and where Malian finance can enter.
PAPSS payment system launch in West Africa — regional opportunity for African business
PAPSS, launched 13 January 2022 by Afreximbank and the AU, offers West African firms a shared rail to settle regional trade in local currencies.
PAPSS payment system launch in West Africa — market impact the risks and opportunities
Afreximbank and the AU launch PAPSS on 13 January 2022, cutting third-currency friction in African trade, with value that depends on bank integration.
Dakar express train in Senegal — customer demand the business case for decision-makers
Senegal’s Dakar express train is a lesson in infrastructure finance: funding mix, risk allocation and bankability to shape the region’s next schemes.
ArcelorMittal expansion in Liberia — capital structure the business case for investors
Liberia-ArcelorMittal iron-ore expansion read through the capital lens: funding structure, risk allocation and where local firms can stand inside the financing.
Baleine energy discovery in Côte d’Ivoire — capital structure — for regional operators
Eni’s Baleine offshore discovery makes Côte d’Ivoire an oil story. Ironu reads the capital structure: who funds it, who carries risk, where local firms enter.
Marampa iron-ore restart in Sierra Leone — capital structure the business case to test
Marampa’s iron-ore restart is a capital-structure question as much as an operational one. Ironu tests the business case for financiers, as of 1 September 2021.