West Africa
Limited road safety progress is likely in West Africa
Road traffic accidents are a major cause of death in West Africa and have increased since 2010
West AfricaTalks with West African jihadists may not work
Amadou Koufa, the number two leader of West Africa's JNIM jihadist insurgency, gave his first media interview
West AfricaCocaine seizures will not dent buoyant global market
Cocaine is a growing health and security challenge across Europe
InternationalWest Africa will struggle to counter drug trafficking
Drug trafficking into and through West Africa has become an increasing local, regional and international concern
West AfricaWest Africa's ECOWAS may struggle to overcome weakness
West Africa's ECOWAS regional bloc is threatened by juntas who want out
West AfricaWest African blocs may find little room for compromise
ECOWAS and the three juntas of the Alliance of Sahel States held competing summits over the weekend
West AfricaPoverty will impair West African junta coordination
A first tripartite summit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger's junta leaders will take place tomorrow in Niamey
West Africa
