Vol 61 No 4 | CÔTE D'IVOIRENIGERIAWEST AFRICA 'Eco'-logical concerns 20th February 2020 The mooted new West African currency stands no chance of success unless its architects persuade Abuja to join Francophone West African countries' decision to convert their CFA franc into a first version of the 'eco', a planned single currency for the whole region, has sparked furious...
Vol 56 No 23 | WEST AFRICASECURITY Poor turnout in Dakar 20th November 2015 It was supposed to be a showcase of West African determination to tackle jihadism but few governments bothered to show up This was meant to be President Macky Sall's moment. The second Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa was held on 9 and 10 November at...
Vol 55 No 22 | WEST AFRICA Firefighters against an inferno 7th November 2014 Popular anger at unemployment, political corruption and crony capitalism is now targeting governments across the region Searching for a way to sum up ousted the 27-year rule of Burkinabè ex-President Blaise Compaoré, as the opposition gathered on the streets in Ouagadougou last week, a... READ FOR FREE
Vol 55 No 22 | WEST AFRICA Stepping up the fight against Ebola 7th November 2014 The overall picture is improving in rural areas but the epidemic could be worsening in the cities As November began, some cautious optimism was evident in Liberia, the country most affected by Ebola. The disease has not only caused an unprecedented health crisis in the...
Vol 55 No 16 | WEST AFRICA The Ebola epidemic 7th August 2014 The crisis might have been contained if politicians had acted more quickly and health services were not neglected Following the death of more than 900 people in West Africa from the worst outbreak of Ebola so far and with potential carriers arriving in the United States...
Vol 55 No 5 | EUROPEAN UNIONWEST AFRICA Landmark deal 7th March 2014 Fierce debate over who wins most from free trade led to a trade agreement with the European Union Twelve years of hard negotiation have at last produced a trade agreement between the European Union and the Economic Community of West African States. It is due to...
Vol 53 No 21 | WEST AFRICA Regional confrontation looms 19th October 2012 Support in the UN and Europe is growing for a West African military force to push out the entrenched jihadist groups in northern Mali The developing plan to oust the jihadist forces controlling northern Mali is moving forward, with regional security talks in Bamako starting on 19 October and a meeting between...
Vol 53 No 16 | WEST AFRICA The officers’ mess 3rd August 2012 After his own bitter experience, Ouattara wants stern action against coups in the region After seven regional summits on the Mali and Guinea-Bissau crises in just five months, President Alassane Dramane Ouattara is determined to reinforce West Africa's defences against coups d'état....
Vol 5 (AAC) No 1 | INDIAWEST AFRICABRIEFING Indian mining houses struggle for contracts 10th November 2011 India-linked mining companies have had less luck than their Chinese counterparts in breaking into the West African market, arriving later on the scene than Chinese companies. However, a...
Vol 52 No 21 | WEST AFRICAPIRACY From Delta militias to piracy 21st October 2011 The amnesty deal in the Niger Delta seems to have driven the gangsters offshore in pursuit of seaborne business opportunities Governments and oil companies were sufficiently alarmed by the spate of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea to call for help from the United Nations Security Council (AC...