David Lewis
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 12:47
Governments in West Africa should decriminalize drug use and treat the issue as a health problem, because a "war on drugs" will fail in the region as it has elsewhere, a new report by regional experts said on Thursday.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 08:31
A proverb in the Hausa language, spoken on both sides of the border between Niger and Nigeria, warns: "When your neighbor's beard is on fire, fetch water and soak your own."
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 11:14
A surge in cocaine trafficking has transformed Guinea into West Africa's latest drug hot spot, jeopardizing President Alpha Conde's efforts to rebuild state institutions after a military coup and attract billion of dollars in mining investment.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:36
A surge in cocaine has transformed Guinea into West Africa's latest drug hot spot, jeopardizing President Alpha Conde's efforts to rebuild state institutions after a military coup and attract billion of dollars in mining investment.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 09:28
The United States and its allies are clamping down on suspected Hezbollah activity in West Africa, which Washington says is a major source of cash for the Lebanese group as its patron Iran feels the pinch of sanctions.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 08:12
A U.N. brigade tasked with neutralizing armed groups in Congo has assisted the country's army in clashes with eastern rebels on Monday, ending a brief lull in days of fighting that has killed and wounded dozens.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 10:48
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 09:26
At least two people were killed and six others injured in clashes in south-eastern Guinea on Monday, a resident and a police source said, underscoring ethnic tensions simmering in the country in the run-up to parliamentary elections.