Carley Petesch

Drug Trafficking, Production Up in West Africa, U.N. Says
Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 06:15
Drug trafficking is a growing problem in West Africa as the production of synthetic drugs and their use are increasing in the region, a report by the International Narcotics Control Board said Wednesday.
U.S. Trains West Africans to Respond to Extremist Threats
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 06:17
The recent training witnessed by an Associated Press reporter for 50 Senegalese police, gendarmes, customs and judicial officials is part of the annual U.S.-led Flintlock exercises, a more than decade-old effort to help Africans counter threats from extremist militants.
Security Checkpoint Extortion Costs Ivory Coast Millions
Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 08:08
Extortion at security checkpoints is costing Ivory Coast millions each year despite government steps to eradicate the practice, a rights group said Wednesday.