Articles tagged with: West Africa
Economies are growing, émigrés returning and attitudes towards corruption beginning to change. Jonathan Dimbleby reports on a continent in transition .
Again and again, at every level, people told …
A Chatam House report states that:
African countries are playing a more strategic role in inter-national affairs. Global players that understand this and develop greater diplomatic and trade relations with African states will be …
Ghana, expected to become a net oil exporter next year, has been endowed with yet another offshore oil discovery. The Ghanaian deepwater offshore region now seems commercially viable, but analysts warn of …
Two-thirds of its population lives on less than a dollar a day, and yet Nigeria has the world’s second-largest film industry. It’s called Nollywood, and it provides Africa, and beyond, with a …
Nigeria’s former military leader Ibrahim Babangida has made clear his plans to run for president in next year’s election and for “IBB”, a self-proclaimed “Evil Genius”, to take such a decision can only be a …
Senegal, which is celebrating 50 years of independence, has unveiled a monument to the African Renaissance amid calls for African unity. The statue is proving controversial with its multi-million-dollar price tag in a country plagued …
Nigerian pop group P-Square has been crowned best African artiste of the year at the 8th edition of Kora Awards held in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Saturday. One million dollars is attached …
Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade says his country is taking back control of all military bases held by the former colonial power France.
He made the announcement in a televised address as Senegal marked …
A former government minister tells the inside story of how trickery, corruption, political plots, and a power vacuum are tearing apart this West African giant.
What’s needed now is a clean sweep of the administration to …
Sven-Goran Eriksson is excited at the prospect of leading Ivory Coast at the World Cup finals and is confident the Elephants can progress from a group that includes Brazil and Portugal.
Eriksson, who managed England at …
