West Africa: BRVM Stocks Gain for Third Straight Week As Volume Surges

The BRVM ended the week of May 8 higher across all four of its equity indices, with trading volumes more than doubling against the prior week. Sucrivoire surged 21% despite reporting a 6.1 billion FCFA loss for 2025, while SITAB Cote d'Ivoire added 9%. In contrast, Oragroup Togo fell 22% after declining to pay a dividend, and Tractafric Motors dropped 20%.