Vol 43 No 6 | WEST AFRICA Tote that barge 22nd March 2002 Shipping containers around West and Central Africa is twice as expensive as in other parts of the world. A private consortium now hopes to transform regional trade, with...
Vol 43 No 4 | WEST AFRICA New rebels, new danger 22nd February 2002 Guinean-backed war in Liberia may backfire on sponsors and unravel the Sierra Leone peace process Both sides want to play up the recent rebel offensive against President Charles Taylor's regime. The rebels, calling themselves Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy, are mostly Taylor's...
Vol 43 No 4 | WEST AFRICA Rebels versus rebels 22nd February 2002 The Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) rebellion seems to have started in April 1999, when rebels attacked Liberia from Guinea. After more fighting in north-western Liberia...
Vol 43 No 1 | WEST AFRICA Busy Presidents 11th January 2002 Canvassing for investors, fighting elections, the region's leaders face a testing 2002 Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo's agenda this year will be crowded with primaries and positioning for the 2003 elections. Although there is no doubt that he wants to stand...