West Africa

  • Apr 16, 2012
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Neighbours push for resolution of northern Mali crisis

Regional leaders meeting in Burkina Faso yesterday are brokering talks over the political...

Mali
  • Mar 30, 2012
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Mali coup leaders given ultimatum to hand back power

Five heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday gave...

Mali
  • Mar 28, 2012
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Regional pressure to reverse Mali coup rises

The one-day ECOWAS summit in Ivory Coast yesterday suspended Mali from its decision-making...

Mali
  • Dec 19, 2011
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Threats remain to Mano River stability in West Africa

Late 2011 has seen largely positive developments for stability across the resource-rich Mano...

West Africa
  • Nov 18, 2011
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Prospects for West Africa in 2012

West Africa's coastal states face a range of outlooks next year. Ghana, Senegal and Sierra Leone...

West Africa
  • Oct 19, 2011
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Regional West Africa piracy response will take time

A Nigerian ExxonMobil subsidiary yesterday confirmed an October 17 armed attack on a vessel off...

West Africa
  • Oct 5, 2011
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West African security summit charts post-Qadhafi path

Defence chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will finish a two-day...

West Africa
  • Oct 3, 2011
  • 7 min read

Migration casts shadow on EU-West Africa trade talks

The latest technical meeting on a proposed EU economic partnership agreement (EPA) with West...

West Africa