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Liberia FA reacts to CAF decision to disband WAFU, back Blatter

May 19, 2011

Liberia Football Association has sharply reacted to CAF Executive Committee’s decision to support incumbent FIFA president Joseph Blatter for the ensuing election and disband WAFU shortly after the body’s second Nations Cup in Abeokuta in Nigeria.

Mauritanian group urges real action against slavery

May 9, 2011 Pres Abdel Aziz, Mauritania

In Mauritania, the government of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz recently announced new measures to regulate the working conditions of domestic servants/workers, who are predominantly black Mauritanians, but an anti slavery group says this is not enough.

West African ministers discuss money laundering threat

May 9, 2011 W. African Ministers in plenary at the forum

Twelve Ministers from member countries of West African regional bloc, ECOWAS have been attending the ministerial meeting of the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money laundering in West Africa (GIABA).

Mobilizing investment in infrastructure and agriculture

April 27, 2011

Dozens of governmental decision-makers from across the continent are here in Dakar for a meeting on mobilizing investment in infrastructure and agriculture in Africa.

President Zuma due in Nouakchott over Libyan crisis

April 9, 2011 South Africa President Jacob Zuma

African Union ad hoc High Level Committee on Libya to meet in Nouakchott, Mauritania.