West Africa
WEST AFRICA: Region's role in world drug traffic rises
West Africa has emerged as a major trans-shipment hub for Latin American cocaine and Asian heroin...
West AfricaWEST AFRICA: FAO warns of regional locust threat
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned yesterday of the threat to North and West...
West AfricaWEST AFRICA: No Ivorian breakthrough at ECOWAS summit
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meets today in Nigeria, with discussion...
West AfricaWEST AFRICA: Peace and security dominate ECOWAS agenda
ECOWAS is the most complex and self-contained of Africa's regional integration organisations but...
West AfricaAFRICA: Overlap and EPAs bedevil regional integration
The long-term goal of creating a single African economic community is being jeopardised by the...
AfricaIVORY COAST: Gbagbo set to stay after election delay
A summit of Ivorian leaders will convene on September 4 to discuss the further postponement of...
Ivory CoastWEST AFRICA: Power pool will test ECOWAS unity
After years of planning, the WAPP project, intended to create a power grid bringing cheap and...
West AfricaEU/AFRICA: Policing borders will not stop migrants
European and African government ministers will meet in Rabat on July 10-12 to ratify a joint plan...
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