Burkina Faso
AFRICA: Cotton and oil define franc zone outlook
The tenth anniversary of the 50% devaluation of the CFA franc occurred on January 11. Devaluation...
PROSPECTS 2004: Fragile peace in West Africa
The end of the Taylor regime in Liberia has been widely greeted as the beginning of a process of...
West AfricaAFRICA: Small-scale mining presents opportunities
The International Labour Organisation estimates that 13 million people are directly involved in...
WEST AFRICA: Life after Taylor may not be so peaceful
The provisional government and rebel factions today named businessman Gyude Bryant as head of the...
WEST AFRICA: Power pool project now well within reach
Plans to create an integrated West African energy distribution network have the potential...
IVORY COAST: Civil war fuels regional instability
Government and rebels agreed last week to move their forces back from frontline positions to...
Ivory CoastIVORY COAST: Regional economy
Ivorien cocoa growers will meet in Abidjan today to discuss problems relating to the size and...
Ivory CoastWEST AFRICA: ECOWAS credibility under strain
The crisis in Ivory Coast has highlighted the disarray of ECOWAS at policy level. Its inability...
West Africa
