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Ivorian energy plans could make it a regional hub

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IVORY COAST

In November, several companies, led by oil major Total, signed a shareholders’ agreement for a regasification terminal in Abidjan to import gas for new and existing power schemes…

Senegal's new president may face obstacles to reform

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SENEGAL

This follows an upset March 24 victory over his main opponent, ruling party candidate Amadou Ba. Faye ran in place of main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who was barred from…

West African bloc will raise voters' expectations

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WEST AFRICA

Out of ECOWAS’s 15 member states, only Togo and The Gambia do not have a two-term stipulation. However, the regional organisation is pushing for every member state to set such…

New AU chair shows regional dynamics will persist

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AFRICAN UNION

The AU Commission is effectively the secretariat of the AU. It has significantly less influence than the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, which determines AU policy…

Islamist threat to spread to new areas in West Africa

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WEST AFRICA

Outlook for Islamist militancy in West Africa.

Slow reform may hurt West African monetary bloc's rise

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WEST AFRICA

Prospects for the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)

Foreign over-fishing will drain West African resource

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WEST AFRICA

Over-fishing off West Africa.

Jihadist expansion into West Africa will take time

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WEST AFRICA

While the overall number of incidents is fewer than a dozen since the rise of the region's jihadist insurgencies in the early 2010s, the trend lends credence to growing warnings…

African opposition success depends on alliances

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AFRICA

Opposition victories, especially those that remove long-standing authoritarian regimes, have been associated with democratic strengthening, with transfers of power shown to boost…

Sahelian farmers and herders will clash more

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SAHEL

Sahelian societies are overwhelmingly rural and dependent on agriculture and pastoralism. Farmer and herder lifestyles can complement each other, but climate change and population…