WEST AFRICACreating a fashion industry in Sierra Leone
[Emily Geminder] Adama Kai calls it the diaspora dress. Whether they see it hanging in her shop window or happen to witness Kai herself marching its proud neckline down the street, everyone has a single question: Where can I get one? 22 Sep 2008 10:54
WEST AFRICAGroup seeks probe of ‘smoking' parties
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) yesterday, 14 August 2008, urged the federal government to investigate on-going ‘Experience Freshness' secret parties being organised by the British American Tobacco Nigeria to promote its Pall Mall cigarette brand. 15 Aug 2008 15:01
WEST AFRICAHow much damage will Mauritania's coup do to Africa?
African governments are now anxious to attract booming foreign investment on the continent and nervous that coups or crises like that in Zimbabwe, whose economy has collapsed, will frighten off overseas investors. 7 Aug 2008 14:45
WEST AFRICAGuinea-Bissau: Fishermen turn to trafficking as fish profits drop
Bubaque: As the profits to be made from fishing diminish with rising fuel costs and poor management of the sector, fishermen are increasingly turning to drugs and people trafficking to boost their meagre incomes, fishermen in Bissau and the Bijagos islands told IRIN. 31 Jul 2008 12:11
WEST AFRICAHigh import tariffs holds up growth
[Michael Appel] High import tariffs, trade barriers and a culture of protectionism impedes economic growth, says Department of Trade and Industry Director General Tshediso Matona. 28 Jul 2008 12:35
WEST AFRICAMinisters cut own wages to end public sector strike
A week of strikes and protests in Cote d'Ivoire's economic capital Abidjan ended on Sunday following a government announcement that it would continue to subsidise fuel, and that government ministers would slash their own wages by 50% to help cover the cost. 21 Jul 2008 16:41
WEST AFRICAUK to increase trade to Africa to $750m by 2010
[Michael Appel] The United Kingdom will be spending some $750 million in Africa by 2010, through its "Aid for Trade" strategy forming part of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). 7 Jul 2008 16:52
WEST AFRICAGabon: Engen further extends African footprint
Engen Petroleum Limited has expanded its activities into Gabon with the purchase of Shell Petroleum Company Limited's downstream petroleum business. 3 Jul 2008 15:40
WEST AFRICAGuinea's food prices some of highest in region
Food price hikes have hit Guinea's capital Conakry harder than many others in West Africa according to the World Food Programme (WFP), while an export ban is preventing rural populations from benefiting from high global market prices, leading to fears that mounting food insecurity could lead to instability. 30 Jun 2008 15:09
WEST AFRICAUrban farmers in Cameroon profit from rising food prices
Yaounde - Jacques Biyiha came from the countryside to the big city to seek his fortune in the 1970s when the country was in the midst of a construction boom. He continues to live there today, but he hasn't worked in construction for 15 years. He is an urban farmer, as are many people in Cameroon's largest city. 28 May 2008 14:17
WEST AFRICAEmergency rice import for Nigeria cancelled
A decision by the Nigerian government to reverse an earlier decision to import 50,000 metric tonnes of rice from Thailand to ease supply pressures on rice in Africa's most populous country was met with mixed reactions. 19 May 2008 14:41
WEST AFRICAToxic grain threatens Nigerian food security
The hospitalisation of 116 girls after consuming beans sprayed with harmful pesticides at a secondary school in northern Nigeria's Gombe State on 18 April has raised concerns about how dry foods are stored all around the country. 16 May 2008 12:42
WEST AFRICABread strike threatens food supply
Supplies of bread have dwindled in Lagos and other cities across Nigeria since 5 May when the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria went on a nationwide strike over the rising price of flour and other raw materials. 6 May 2008 16:22
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