West Africa
AFRICA: Food prices highlight supply-side solutions
On April 9, World Bank President Robert Zoellick warned that rising food prices threaten the...
AfricaAFRICA: CEN-SAD reflects Libyan goals to the south
The 25-member body is one of eight designated economic pillar organisations of the African...
AfricaAFRICA: Gulf of Guinea oil and gas set for more growth
Although governments will strive to maximise their leverage over oil companies at a time of tight...
EU/AFRICA: African resistance stymies EPA progress
Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade mobilised demonstrators in Dakar and Brussels this week to...
EuWEST AFRICA: Realities undermine ECOWAS unity on trade
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed yesterday that the bloc's...
West AfricaPROSPECTS 2008: West African growth faces hurdles
West Africa should experience strong growth in 2008 and a generally stable political environment...
AFRICA: Peace-keeping responses reveal inconsistency
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will inaugurate its peace-keeping brigade at...
AfricaSOUTH AFRICA: Government plans new submarine cable
South Africa plans to build a 700 million-dollar submarine telecommunications cable along the...
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