West Africa
AFRICA: Aerial ambitions
Despite gloom in the wider industry, business air travel in the continent is enjoying a revival.
WEST AFRICA: Overproduction, protection problems
Francophone West Africa's 2001-02 cotton season is ending amid the grimmest prospects yet for...
West AfricaWEST AFRICA: Cotton gloom
Several economies in the region are dangerously dependent on cotton, but unable on their own to...
West AfricaWEST AFRICA/US: Trade agreement
The United States yesterday signed a trade agreement with eight West African nations (Benin,...
West AfricaWEST AFRICA: ECOWAS proposes single currency
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced plans to relaunch a...
West AfricaWEST AFRICA: Key problems blight tourism outlook
Aside from some small niche sectors, tourism in West Africa has stagnated over the past three...
West AfricaWEST AFRICA: Child welfare under closer scrutiny
Mali hosted a major conference on the economic and sexual exploitation of children on March...
West AfricaWEST AFRICA: Child welfare comes under closer scrutin
Francophone West and Central Africa have been the focus of increasing concern in recent years...
West Africa
