West Africa

  • Dec 11, 2012
  • 2 min read

PM's exit may not shift 2013 Mali trends

Cheick Modibo Diarra last night publicly broadcast his resignation.

Mali
  • Dec 10, 2012
  • 7 min read

West Africa's ECOWAS struggles with its economic role

West Africa is seen as lagging behind the East African Community in removing barriers to greater...

West Africa
  • Dec 7, 2012
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West African growth outlook may require revision

Top iron ore producer Vale yesterday reiterated its interest in Guinea despite suspending...

West Africa
  • Nov 23, 2012
  • 7 min read

Prospects for West Africa in 2013

Current and imminent elections in Sierra Leone and Ghana highlight next year's challenges and...

West Africa
  • Nov 12, 2012
  • 2 min read

Mali action plans will manifest in delays and doubts

West African heads of state agreed in Abuja yesterday to deploy 3,300 troops to Mali.

Mali
  • Oct 25, 2012
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Prospects for West Africa instability may be growing

Brazilian mining giant Vale yesterday announced, as expected, that it will put on hold its Zogota...

West Africa
  • Oct 23, 2012
  • 7 min read

Rains mask structural food insecurity in the Sahel

The current focus on instability and Islamist insurgencies in West Africa's Sahel region takes...

West Africa
  • Oct 18, 2012
  • 7 min read

Mali military intervention is far from imminent

UN and African Union representatives meet tomorrow with those from regional bloc ECOWAS to refine...

Mali