West Africa

  • Feb 18, 2015
  • 7 min read

West Africa move against militants poses blowback risk

Nigeria's neighbours cannot ignore Boko Haram's expansion, but are less prepared to deal with military failure

West Africa
  • Feb 16, 2015
  • 2 min read

West Africa funding leaks could stymie aid efforts

West African states are poorly equipped to manage the funding flows released in response to health emergencies

West Africa
  • Feb 6, 2015
  • 2 min read

IMF help will ease West Africa's Ebola fiscal strains

A new crisis fund will help states recover from the fiscal impact of public health shocks

West Africa
  • Jan 15, 2015
  • 2 min read

Ebola will become manageable in West Africa

Improved tracing, isolation and treatment capacity is reducing Ebola transmission rates in West Africa

West Africa
  • Jan 6, 2015
  • 2 min read

Strikes will limit Ebola fight in West Africa

Ebola's next phases could be shaped by the political fallout from responses to the initial outbreak

West Africa
  • Dec 9, 2014
  • 2 min read

Top-down Ebola effort will struggle in West Africa

Ebola transmission has not been curbed, but community-based responses could prove critical to longer-term containment

West Africa
  • Dec 2, 2014
  • 2 min read

Growth swings are likely in West Africa Ebola states

Widely fluctuating growth forecasts for the main Ebola states are symptomatic of their small economies

West Africa
  • Dec 1, 2014
  • 7 min read

West Africa Ebola fallout could hurt Liberian leader

The political fallout from Ebola will be most severe in Liberia, given its already weak state institutions

West Africa