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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)
Countries: Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria
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[World Bank] Global Economic Prospects 2001 Report - Sub-Saharan Africa
 
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LOCAL DIRECTORIES  Return to Top
Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
 
 
Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
 
 
Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
Association Francois Xavier-Bagnoud - takes its name from François-Xavier Bagnoud, a young pilot committed to rescuing people through flight who died at the age of 24 in a helicopter accident in Mali, West Africa
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) West Africa (Ghana) - encourages dialogue and partnerships to channel resources into community development initiatives
Institut Panos Afrique de l'Ouest - information and communication for culture
Ford Foundation West Africa (Lagos) - provides grants designed to strengthen the institutional and cultural foundations of human rights and democratic governance, promote the arts and culture as resources for, and expressions of, human development, improve the quality of women's health and social status, and enhance the livelihoods of the poor and sustainable management of natural resources
Panos West Africa (Institut Panos Afrique de l'Ouest) (Senegal) - informs and communicates a culture of democracy, citizenship and peace
 
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
Social development:
[World Bank] Global Economic Prospects 2001 Report - Sub-Saharan Africa
[OneWorld.net] country database - West Africa - news articles selected from around the world
[IRINnews.org] news archive - West Africa - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
[IRINnews.org] news archive - Sahel (Northern West Africa) - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
 
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
 
 
Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation