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Found 29 articles.

Vol 52 No 21
21st October 2011

From Delta militias to piracy

The amnesty deal in the Niger Delta seems to have driven the gangsters offshore in pursuit of seaborne business opportunities

Vol 52 No 8
15th April 2011

A resolution in Abidjan

The military ousting of Gbagbo will have repercussions across Africa

Vol 51 No 11
28th May 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
3rd April 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
9th January 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
14th March 2008

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 now ...

Vol 49 No 1
11th January 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
11th January 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
22nd June 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
22nd June 2007

The cocaine web spreads

Latin America's druglords are doing multimillion dollar business with West Africa's military and their politician pals

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