West Africa
PROSPECTS 2011: West Africa
West Africa has consolidated its development with the ending of conflicts in Liberia, Sierra...
West AfricaAFRICA: Deepwater oil regulation is set to increase
Angola's oil minister, Jose Botelho de Vasconcelos, said on August 10 that the number of...
AfricaWEST AFRICA: France backs raid on AQIM base in Mali
France confirmed today that it had backed a pre-dawn raid in northern Mali yesterday launched by...
West AfricaCENTRAL AFRICA: Scandal strains franc zone
Trust in the Bank of the Central African States has been badly shaken by an embezzlement scandal...
GAMBIA: Drug trafficking still thrives in West Africa
Police in Gambia have seized 2.34 tonnes of cocaine and arrested twelve people in a significant...
West AfricaAFRICA: Post-crisis power outlook is slowly improving
Regional electricity generation is still failing to keep pace with rising demand, despite efforts...
AfricaAFRICA: Fibre optic networks will take time to mature
The gaps in high-speed backbone networks in sub-Saharan Africa are closing rapidly. The majority...
AfricaWEST AFRICA: Gas pipeline has transformative potential
The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) is expected to transmit Nigerian natural gas to all...
West Africa