West Africa
news by category: West Africa
Found 27 articles.
- Vol 51 No 11
- 28/05/2010
Dealers on a high
Stricter policing makes little impact on the flourishing cocaine trade, so it may be better to target the money launderers who handle the proceeds
- Vol 50 No 7
- 03/04/2009
Aller-retour
Huge numbers of West Africans hope to make a living abroad but find barriers in neighbouring countries and the rich West
- Vol 50 No 1
- 09/01/2009
Before and after the voting
Ghana’s close-fought but well-run election will set a new standard for competitive politics in Africa
- Vol 49 No 6
- 14/03/2008
Cocaine coast
Ghana, Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania were singled out as key locations for drugs transhipments by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's (UNODC) report for 2008. Diplomatic sources estimate that cocaine transhipments from West Africa to Europe ...
- Vol 49 No 1
- 11/01/2008
Kingmakers and charlatans
Nigeria’s presidential contenders head for the courts while Ghana’s political veterans head for the hustings
- Vol 49 No 1
- 11/01/2008
From war to peace
Hopes are high that two of West Africa’s most war-devastated states – Liberia and Sierra Leone – will both see substantial turnarounds in 2008. Both governments have in place impressive teams of technical specialists under Liberia’s President Ellen Johnso...
- Vol 48 No 13
- 22/06/2007
Post-war hopes hit trouble
A trip along the West African seaboard today might persuade an averagely optimistic traveller that life is getting better
- Vol 48 No 13
- 22/06/2007
The cocaine web spreads
Latin America's druglords are doing multimillion dollar business with West Africa's military and their politician pals
- Vol 48 No 13
- 22/06/2007
All aboard
The new United States Africa Command (Africom) is not yet operational but the US Navy plans to put ships into the Gulf of Guinea before the formal start-up. A transition team in Stuttgart, Germany, hopes to have the command structure ready by autumn 2...
- Vol 48 No 1
- 12/01/2007
Annivesaries and elections
Voters gather in Nigeria, Mali and Senegal while diplomats head to Accra for celebrations and summits
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