West Africa

  • Nov 19, 2010
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2011: West Africa

West Africa has consolidated its development with the ending of conflicts in Liberia, Sierra...

West Africa
  • Aug 12, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Deepwater oil regulation is set to increase

Angola's oil minister, Jose Botelho de Vasconcelos, said on August 10 that the number of...

Africa
  • Jul 23, 2010
  • 2 min read

WEST 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 Africa
  • Jul 14, 2010
  • 7 min read

CENTRAL AFRICA: Scandal strains franc zone

Trust in the Bank of the Central African States has been badly shaken by an embezzlement scandal...

  • Jun 9, 2010
  • 2 min read

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 Africa
  • May 28, 2010
  • 14 min read

AFRICA: Post-crisis power outlook is slowly improving

Regional electricity generation is still failing to keep pace with rising demand, despite efforts...

Africa
  • May 19, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Fibre optic networks will take time to mature

The gaps in high-speed backbone networks in sub-Saharan Africa are closing rapidly. The majority...

Africa
  • May 4, 2010
  • 7 min read

WEST AFRICA: Gas pipeline has transformative potential

The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) is expected to transmit Nigerian natural gas to all...

West Africa