West Africa

  • May 30, 2013
  • 2 min read

Local factors will limit West Africa radical Islam

Ghana's President John Dramini Mahama was quoted in BBC reports today as stating that the entire...

West Africa
  • May 28, 2013
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West African criminal networks are gaining ground

Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo -- chair of the West African Commission on Drugs --...

West Africa
  • May 9, 2013
  • 7 min read

Resources will not transform economy of Africa's Sahel

The Sahel comprises some of the world's poorest countries, with a recent history of instability....

West Africa
  • Apr 9, 2013
  • 7 min read

French 'exit' raises pressure over Mali transition

French troops began a major operation north of Gao on April 7. Paris had earlier this year stated...

Mali
  • Apr 2, 2013
  • 7 min read

West Africa criminal networks adapt and shift east

West African organised criminal groups appear to be shifting their activity increasingly eastward...

West Africa
  • Mar 22, 2013
  • 7 min read

Militancy focus masks Sahara-Sahel trade landscape

The Sahel and Sahara Desert span some ten countries over a vast terrain, so generalisations about...

West Africa
  • Feb 26, 2013
  • 2 min read

West Africa drug-crime trends are shifting

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) West Africa chief said yesterday that established...

West Africa
  • Feb 22, 2013
  • 2 min read

Sustained Senegal terror threat is moderate

The US embassy in Dakar today issued a warning to US nationals of a possible bomb...

Senegal