Oil, dollars and votes

Elections and energy security are focusing more attention on the region's flashpoints

An economic revolution is brewing along Africa's western seaboard. So far, its regional organisations - the Economic Community of West African States and the Southern African Development Community - have spent much of their time on protocols and peacekeeping and less on practical measures to boost regional trade and growth. That may now change if governments take advantage of a new wave of international investment, driven by rich countries' concerns about energy security.

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