West Africa
MALI: Consensus politics will return after polls
Mali elected a new National Assembly in second-round polls on July 22. The elections returned a...
MaliCAPE VERDE: Portuguese EU presidency opens opportunity
The most developed country in West Africa, Cape Verde is preparing for transition from...
Cape VerdeWEST AFRICA: Western franc zone devaluation unlikely
The mainly agricultural eight-country West African Economic and Monetary Union is on course for...
West AfricaWEST AFRICA: Limited role for Mano River Union
Since 1999, efforts to revive the Mano River Union have been crippled by personal rivalries...
West AfricaSENEGAL: Record drug seizure highlights regional role
Police have seized 2.2 metric tonnes of cocaine as of Sunday, a record for the country.
SenegalUS/AFRICA: Cotton subsidy reform remains unlikely
The elimination of US subsidies to cotton growers would boost incomes in West African farming...
United StatesCENTRAL AFRICA: CFA franc institutions set for reforms
New governors will be appointed in the next few months for both of the CFA franc zones' central...
AFRICA: Saharan criminality and security interlinked
New evidence is emerging of the range and changing nature of trans-Saharan crime. It is apparent...
