Nigerian leader Umaru Yar'Adua, who holds the rotating presidency of the regional bloc ECOWAS, stressed the need for a "robust" solution to resolve the troubles in Guinea and Niger "before they snowball into unmanageable tragedy."The 15-country Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) is[W.Africa leaders seek tough solution to Guinea crisis - AFP]...
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Yar'Adua, who holds the rotating presidency of regional bloc ECOWAS, told fellow leaders that they should "come up with a practical roadmap for effectively checking the evolving crisis in Niger and Guinea before they snowball into unmanageable tragedy".The Economic Community for West African States[W.Africa leaders seek robust solution on Guinea - AFP]...
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SINGAPORE, July 31 (Reuters) - European trader Trafigura
has leased a supertanker to store 2 million barrels of West
African crude off the U.S. Gulf Coast, rebuilding global stocks
held at sea after a recent drawdown, trade sources said on
Friday. Crude oil stocks kept on ships worldwide now stand a[Trafigura to store
W.Africa crude off US Gulf Coast - Forbes]...
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DAKAR, July 29 (Reuters) - Attacks on press freedoms in Gambia are the worst in West Africa, a press watchdog said on Wednesday amid mounting criticism of the country's case against six journalists charged with sedition and defamation. Seven journalists were held last month following a statement by[Gambia press freedom worst in
W.Africa -watchdog - Reuters]...
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