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France, Togo: tit for tat
Lomé :: Togo | 1 day ago
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A French diplomat says he has been asked to leave the West African nation of Togo and France has shot back by asking a Togolese diplomat to leave France. The French government confirmed on Tuesday that Eric Bosc has been asked to leave the country and...
Tags: Togolese, France, Eric Bosc, West African, Togo, Lomé, Economic Community of West African States, Politics, Umaru Yar'Adua, Kofi Yamgnane
AFRICA: Vaccination key to stemming rotavirus, say experts
Dakar :: Senegal | 1 day ago
Credibility African health experts are calling on governments to vaccinate all children against rotavirus, to end an “unacceptable” yet preventable situation in which the virus kills some 1,400 children in developing countries daily. The West African Rotavirus Advisory...
Tags: West African, George Armah, University of Dakar, rotavirus infection, Senegal, Dakar, Health Medical Pharma, GAVI Alliance, Rotavirus, Infectious diseases, Viral diseases, Pediatrics, Viruses, Vaccine, Gastroenterology
Guinea VP takes over as president recovers
Conakry :: Guinea | 4 days ago
Credibility Camara, who seized power in a coup in December 2008 soon after the death of long-time ruler Lansana Conte, was shot by an aide-de-camp on Thursday. In a statement on Sunday, the chief doctor at Morocco's main military hospital, where the president was...
Tags: Guinean, Guinea Ecowas, Moussa Dadis Camara, Morocco, Captain Camara, West African, civilians rule, bloc called, military leaders, Aboubacar Diakiteb, Guinea, Conakry, Politics, War Conflict, Guinean coup d'ￃﾩtat, Coup d'ￃﾩtat, Economic Community of West African States, Lansana Contￃﾩ, Junta, Guinea protest, National Council for Democracy and Development, Rabat, Politics of Guinea, Cellou Dalein Diallo, African countries, Ahmed Sￃﾩkou Tourￃﾩ, Zones
UN warning on cargo plane use by smugglers
Vienna :: Austria | 6 days ago
Credibility Traces of cocaine among the remains of a cargo plane recently discovered in West Africa suggests that large aircraft are increasingly being used to smuggle drugs and even weapons to the region, possibly benefiting terrorists, the U.N.'s anti-crime chief...
Tags: West African, Antonio Maria Costa, cargo plane, Mali, U.N. Office, U.N. Security Council, Austria, Vienna, Terrorism, Cargo aircraft, Drug control law, Cocaine, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Drug seizures in west Africa prompt fears of terrorist links
Bamako :: Mali | 11 days ago
Credibility The remains of the plane's skeleton, smouldering on a remote airstrip in the Sahara desert, revealed few clues. Even now, more than two weeks after the Boeing 727 was found in Mali , west Africa, the cause of the plane's demise has yet to be revealed,...
Tags: west Africa, African, Guinea-Bissau, drug gangs, Mali, Europe, west african, Alan Campbell, cocaine trade, Bamako, Economic Community of West African States, Illegal drug trade, African countries, African Union member states, Cocaine, Least Developed Countries, War Conflict
West African refugee makes new home in Bay Area
Monrovia :: Liberia | 13 days ago
Credibility There are many things about Gbessaykai Massaquoi that distinguish him from his friends. One is the twangy music he switches to when they get out of the car. No one understands why this West African refugee, who has survived war and peril, likes country...
Tags: Gbessaykai Massaquoi, Mr. Massaquoi, Liberian, West African, Guinea, Sharyl Larson, United States, african refugees, Liberia, Monrovia, Economic Community of West African States, Kai Hiwatari, Hans Massaquoi
African Drum Ensemble brings the beats
Bamako :: Mali | 13 days ago
Credibility In a cramped room on the bottom floor of Murphy Hall, five people sit in a semi-circle, hugging three-foot drums between their thighs. Everything kind of goes away.” Ryan and her companions are carried on the sounds of their beats to a time of oral tradition...
Tags: Lindsay Ryan, african drum, Dylan Bassett, West African, Mali, Jake Herman, ADEKU, drum ensemble, Bamako, West African music, African drumming, Senegalese music, Rhythm, Entertainment Culture
James: Unsung local leader will shine as new African chief
Accra :: Ghana | 15 days ago
Credibility Toronto's Kwasi Kafele has been named an African chief in Ghana, heading up youth development. H e exudes authority and serenity – a man at ease with himself and on a mission to liberate people of African descent from the lingering effects of colonization...
Tags: West African, Kwasi Kafele, Manya Krobo, Toronto, Ghana, african chief, Accra, Economic Community of West African States, Social Issues
Africa: House Endorses Sanctions Against Despots
Abuja :: Nigeria | 16 days ago
Credibility House Endorses Sanctions Against Despots Onwuka Nzeshi 24 November 2009 Abuja — The House of Representatives yesterday endorsed the imposition of sanctions on undemocratic governments in the West African sub-region, saying African leaders must summon...
Tags: West African, Abuja, african countries, Nigeria, Environment, Federal Capital Territory Nigeria, Economic Community of West African States, Politics, Social Issues, Seed, Eco, Swine influenza, African Union, flu pandemic, Influenza, Health Medical Pharma, West Africa, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, flu pandemic vaccine, Influenza vaccine, Pandemics, Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, Vaccines
SIERRA LEONE: New Agriculture Plan Sprouts
Freetown :: Sierra Leone | 20 days ago
Credibility But the appointed date came and the people were still hungry...The party was booted out and replaced by the All People's Congress. The APC government promised in turn to make agriculture a top priority...African Union initiative agreed in Maputo in 2003...
Tags: NSADP, West African, African Union, East African Farmers' Federation, Sierra Leoneans, Sierra Leone People's Party, food sovereignty, agriculture development, agriculture plans, Brima Babo, Sierra Leone, Freetown, Food security, Agriculture ministry, Sam Sesay, Sesay, Environment, Food politics, Economic Community of West African States, Business Finance
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