In Lomé, Togo, two regional financial institutions have formalized an €80 million credit facility that places a quiet but consequential bet on West Africa's productive potential. The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development and Coris Holding SA have joined forces not merely to move capital, but to widen the channels through which it reaches farmers, small business owners, and energy entrepreneurs who have long found credit scarce or prohibitively costly. The agreement reflects a growing conviction among African institutions that homegrown financial architecture, built on local knowledge and