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Definitions of West Africa are more consistent than those for other African regions, with 16 countries, all but Mauritania being members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The first column below includes AfricaFocus Bulletins on Ghana and Nigeria. The second column includes other West African countries. For background links on all countries, including those not yet covered in AfricaFocus Bulletin, visit the countries page.

Nigeria

   Aug 12, 2011   Nigeria: Past Time for Oil Cleanup, 1
   Aug 12, 2011   Nigeria: Past Time for Oil Cleanup, 2
   Mar 18, 2011   Nigeria: Can Elections be Fair?
   Dec 14, 2010   USA/Africa: Wikileaks Highlights, 1
   Oct 19, 2010   Nigeria: Enabling Corporate Crime
   Oct  3, 2010   South Africa: Media Matters
   Jun  5, 2010   USA/Nigeria: By Way of Comparison
   Mar  5, 2010   Nigeria: Reforming Shell?
   Mar  5, 2010   Nigeria: New Human Development Report
   Oct 29, 2009   Africa: Climate Change and Natural Resources
   Jul 10, 2009   USA/Africa: Obama in Ghana, What Kind of Change?
   Jun 12, 2009   Nigeria: Delta Violence Past & Present
   Jun 12, 2009   Nigeria: Midterm Results Disappoint
   Apr 14, 2009   USA/Nigeria: Halliburton Fallout
   Jan  13 2009   Ghana: Economic Challenges
   Jan  13 2009   Ghana: Political Kudos
   Oct 31, 2008   USA/Nigeria: Chevron on Trial
   Jul 16, 2008   Nigeria: Curse of the Black Gold
   Feb 26, 2008   Nigeria: Prison System Report
   Aug 14, 2007   Nigeria: AIDS Advice Available
   Aug  1, 2007   USA/Africa: Questioning AFRICOM, 2
   May 14, 2007   Nigeria: Fair and Square?
   May 14, 2007   Nigeria: Election Aftermath
   Aug 13, 2006   Nigeria: Swamps of Insurgency
   Nov 13, 2005   Nigeria: Delta Oil & Human Rights
   Oct 27, 2005   Nigeria: Debt Deal Views
   Oct  3, 2005   Africa: Whose Energy Future?
   Jul  5, 2005   Ghana: Playing Chicken
   Mar 29, 2005   Ghana: Medical Skills Drain
   Jan 26, 2005   Nigeria: Human Rights Report Released
   Dec 19, 2004   Ghana: Election Commentary
   Sep 22, 2004   Nigeria: Shari'a Manipulation
   Dec 18, 2003   Nigeria: Oil and Violence

West Africa (other countries)

   Jun 14, 2011   Guinea-Bissau: Drug Trade in Broader Context
   Jun 10, 2011   Cote d'Ivoire: No War, but No Security
   Apr 27, 2011   Senegal: Music to Fight Malaria
   Feb 28, 2011   Cote d'Ivoire: Crisis Facts & Debates
   Feb 28, 2011   Côte d'Ivoire: Human Rights Reports
   Feb  1, 2011   Equatorial Guinea: Oil but No Rights, 2
   Feb  1, 2011   Equatorial Guinea: Oil but No Rights, 1
   Nov  4, 2010   Côte d'Ivoire: A Big Step Forward
   Aug  6, 2010   Africa: Migrant Rights Updates
   Oct 23, 2009   Guinea (Conakry): More than an Inquiry?
   Aug 18, 2009   Cape Verde: Transnational Archipelago
   Jul 28, 2008   Guinea-Bissau: In Need of a State
   Jan 17, 2008   Liberia: Firestone Challenge Advances
   Sep  3, 2007   Sahel: Beyond Any Drought
   Aug  1, 2007   USA/Africa: Questioning AFRICOM, 1
   Feb 18, 2007   Guinea (Conakry): State of Siege
   Feb  9, 2007   Liberia: Debt Cancellation Overdue
   Jan 31, 2007   Guinea (Conakry): Status Quo Continued
   Dec  7, 2006   Africa: Balancing Act Internet News
   Jun 27, 2006   Gambia: Defending Press Freedom
   Apr  9, 2006   Benin: Democratic Succession
   Mar 19, 2006   Liberia: Johnson Sirleaf in New York, Washington
   Oct 10, 2005   Liberia: Elections Necessary, Not Enough
   Jul 22, 2005   Niger: Background to Famine
   Feb 28, 2005   Togo: Peer Pressure Plus
   Dec 12, 2004   Liberia-Sierra Leone: Consolidating Peace?
   Nov 16, 2004   West Africa: Humanitarian Appeal
   Nov 16, 2004   Côte d'Ivoire: Containing the Crisis?
   Sep 16, 2004   West Africa: Locust Invasion
   Aug  5, 2004   Côte d'Ivoire: Peacekeeping Continued
   Jul 28, 2004   USA/Africa: Oil and Transparency
   Apr 27, 2004   Africa: Learning to Survive
   Nov 12, 2003   Liberia: Peace Process Implementation
   Nov  4, 2003   Senegal: Debt and Destruction