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Premium badgeCabo Verde – Portugal: How effective is the debt-for-nature deal?

The governments of Portugal and Cabo Verde have begun talks on a debt-for-nature deal that will restructure both the debt of the coastal West African ...

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questionable track record

Has ECOWAS made West Africa a safer place? In an article published in 1994 titled ‘The Coming Anarchy’, the American journalist Robert Kaplan predicted an impending Armageddon for West Africa d...
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Change tack or stay the course?

Ethiopia, Somalia, Zambia: Elections to watch in 2021 Elections for new presidents and prime ministers give populations a chance to think about where their countries are heading. The Covid-19 crisis has b...
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eco friendly

Replacing CFA with Eco ‘challenges the sovereignty’ of Nigerian naira The Francophone countries coming together to replace the colonial currency, the CFA Franc with the Eco, may be “a major step forward and a positive th...

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Premium badgeCabo Verde – Portugal: How effective is the debt-for-nature deal? The governments of Portugal and Cabo Verde have begun talks on a debt-for-nature deal that will restructure both the debt of the coastal West African ...

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© Town of Mindelo, capital of Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic Ocean

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Premium badgeCabo Verde – Portugal: How effective is the debt-for-nature deal? The governments of Portugal and Cabo Verde have begun talks on a debt-for-nature deal that will restructure both the debt of the coastal West African ...

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ECOWAS digitised

Coronavirus: ECOWAS appoints Buhari as pandemic response ‘champion’ ECOWAS held its first videoconference summit, discussing developments and impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Eco vision

The Eco: a real test for West African vision and governance Finding common ground when the West African currency, the Eco, comes into circulation.

Energy investments: Africa-focused funds fuse $3.3 bn electric power assets Two Africa-focused funds have created a new energy joint venture capable of generating 1,575 megawatts (MW) of electricity in at least 10 countries by...

Aviation: Cape Verde state airline to cut jobs, debt in restructuring plan Cape Verde’s loss-making national airline plans to cut nearly a quarter of its staff and review flight routes later this year as part of a restructuri...

AfDB banks on the future The African Development Bank (AfDB) will choose its new leader to replace Donald Kaberuka in May. The Africa Report profiles the candidates who want t...

Best and worst of Afcon 2015 tournament After 32 games over 23 days, AFCON 2015 ended in Bata on Sunday with an emotional win for Ivory Coast over Ghana. Taimour Lay presents his highs and l...