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ENVIRONMENT: The Silent Destruction of Liberia’s Rainforest
''I'm a Liberian. I was born in Liberia. I want to stay and die here. And, when I die, I don't want to be buried in a desert''.POLITICS-SIERRA LEONE: British Troops Arrive to Shore Up Security
A total of 300 soldiers from the British Royal Gurkha Rifles have arrived in Sierra Leone's capital to shore up security, which many believe is hanging in the balance.HEALTH-COTE D’IVOIRE: Displaced Persons At Risk of HIV/AIDS
''Prostitution, resulting from extreme poverty, is increasing the risk of HIV/AIDS infection among displaced persons in Cote d'Ivoire,'' according to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).ENVIRONMENT: Unemployed Youths Pick Up Garbage in Togo’s Capital
Each day, an army of unemployed youth combs the streets of Lome to pick up the garbage littering Togo's capital.POLITICS-LIBERIA: The Road to the Ballot Box Seems Rocky
The road to the ballot box in Liberia's political contest seems to be rocky as insecurity, violence and intimidation of political opponents rise in the run up to October's general elections.POLITICS: A Third Force Underway in Nigeria
Fragmented, poor and weak. This is how analysts describe Nigeria's 27 new political parties.ENERGY: Gas Pipeline Aims to Integrate the Economies of West Africa
Nigeria will start supplying gas to Ghana, Benin and Togo in June 2005, in a move that is expected to speed up the integration of the West African economies, says a top official at the West African Pipeline Project.EDUCATION-BURKINA FASO: UNICEF Boosts School Enrolment
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is helping poor children in Burkina Faso to enrol in school.POPULATION-LIBERIA: Human Tragedy in the Making as Thousands Flee Conflict
A major human tragedy is in the making in the Liberian capital Monrovia, where thousands are seeking refuge after fleeing the conflict between government and rebel forces.EDUCATION-NIGERIA: Another Wasted Year for University Students
Dupe Olutuye is worried that she may spend this year at home if the striking lecturers at Nigeria's 24 universities refused to return to work.RIGHTS-NIGERIA: Death Toll from Blast Continues to Rise
The death toll from the weekend blast continues to rise, with 30 bodies recovered and more than 500 persons made homeless in Lagos, this week.RIGHTS-COTE D’IVOIRE: Getting That "Ivoirite" Out
In what is emerging as a historical revolution, rebel forces seem to be winning a battle to get the idea of the "Ivoirite" out of Cote d'Ivoire.ECONOMY-SENEGAL: Tourism Blues as Hotels Operate Below Capacity
Hotel boss Ibrahima Diawara had hoped for a good season in Cap Skirring. His hotel, Le Savana Cap, is part of a long-established chain in Senegal, targeting business clients and tourists.RIGHTS-NIGERIA: Rescue Workers Still Searching for Survivors
Rescue workers were on Monday still digging into the rubble of a four-storey building in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, where a weekend blast has left 22 people dead and hundreds injured.COMMUNICATION-NIGERIA: Connecting Villages with the Rest of the World
''I am so happy that I can now call my relations in Lagos and Abuja (the capital of Nigeria) from Ogori.POLITICS-SENEGAL: Blood and Hope in Casamance Region
In recent years, Christmas and New Year has been a dangerous period in Casamance.RIGHTS-BENIN: Groups Welcome New Law Banning Female Genital Mutilation
Rights groups have welcomed a new law, banning all forms of female genital mutilation in Benin.RIGHTS: Nigeria Remembers Bomb Blast Victims
This week Nigeria remembers the victims of the bomb blasts in which more than 1,000 persons lost their lives at the Ikeja Military Cantonment in Lagos on Jan 27, 2002.POLITICS-LIBERIA: Taylor Seeks Re-Election, Despite Growing Opposition
Defying the growing opposition to his leadership, President Charles Taylor, who is under UN and U.S. travel restrictions, is seeking a second four-year term of office this year.POLITICS-CoTE D’IVOIRE: Religious Tensions Threaten Peace Deal
The latest peace deal, that triggered angry protests by supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo at the weekend, comes at a time of rising religious tensions in Côte d'Ivoire.EDUCATION-COTE D’IVOIRE: Belligerents Recruit Child Soldiers
‘Fatherland TV', a rebel-run television, shows how new recruits, some as young as 13, go through the rigours of military training in northern Cote d'Ivoire.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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