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 | | Liberia, which attended some meetings of the new zone, indicated interest in the membership but it has not signed the Accra Declaration formalizing membership. | | | The strike, apparently in protest of the arrest of some drivers for illegally dealing in petroleum products, caused temporary shortages at petrol stations throughout the country. | | | When the WAGP is completed, VRA plans to convert oil-fired facilities at Takoradi and Tema to natural gas. |
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| | West Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Many states have failed to develop their economies despite enviable natural resources (see: Petroleum in Nigeria), and political instability is often accompanied by undemocratic government. | | | Portugal founded the colony of Guinea-Bissau, while Germany claimed Togoland, but was forced to divide it between France and Britain following World War I. | | | Further east, Oyo arose as the dominant Yoruba state and the Aro Confederacy as a dominant Igbo state in modern-day Nigeria. |
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| | African Studies: West Africa |
| | The site includes thus far: materials relating to West African history and cultures mostly from the private archives of individual scholars: selected photographs, unpublished research papers and conference proceedings, field notes, and short audio files of informants and interviews with scholars. | | | For those with a scholarly interest in West Africa, this site offers access to discussion logs and announcements -- in English and in French; plus, information on how to subscribe and some Africa-related links. | | | West African Gas Pipeline Project (See US Energy Information Administration above) |
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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/West.html
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| | Saudi Arabia, West Africa -- Next Stops in the Infinite War for Oil |
| | Both developments are in keeping with Dick Cheney's "war which will not end in our lifetimes," a war to control the last remaining oil reserves on the planet. | | | As a result of the bombing, Reuters reported on May 15 that as many as 60 FBI and CIA agents had arrived in-country to commence operations and assist Saudi security services with admitted shortcomings. | | | Little noticed details of the recent bombings in Riyadh confirm it. |
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http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/051503_saudi_africa.html
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| | African Maps Map Africa |
| | The World History site is created by the Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. | | | Very nice maps (in high and low resolution) of the continent (political with and without names, land classification-development. | | | The atlas includes a 5 page essay on the map. |
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http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/map.html
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| | Africa: WEST AFRICA.(Bibliography)@ HighBeam Research |
| | All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. | | | Our archive contains millions of documents from thousands of sources and goes back over 23 years. | | | The above preview is from Africa, January 1, 1998. |
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http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:75997165&refid=holomed_1
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| | French in West Africa |
| | The rise of political parties and nationalist programs in french West Africa grew steadily. | | | The governor-general in Dakar was to report to, and take his orders from, the Minister of Colonies and the government in Paris. | | | West Africa would become a part of France. |
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http://www.africa.upenn.edu/K-12/French_16178.html
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| | West Africa on the Internet |
| | Founded in 1989, to enhance collaborative research and scholarly exchange between U.S. and West African scholars, educators, and institutions. | | | This project is funded by a grant from the International Center to Liberia Institute of Journalism. | | | Has a searchable Press Freedom database of attacks on the press in Africa and elsewhere, documented by CPJ since 1993. |
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http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/westaf.html
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| | FLAWI :: Florida West Africa Linkage Institute |
| | The Institute will cooperate with interested chambers of commerce, governmental and non-governmental organizations to develop existing potentials for trade expansion. | | | The Florida/West Africa Institute (FLAWI) was created by an act of the State Legislature in 1991 to promote academic, cultural, and economic exchanges between the state of Florida and the region of West Africa. | | | The West Africa region consists of sixteen countries with a total population estimate of 220 million people, spanning over 2,500 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the interior of the continent. |
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| | IANSA: West Africa |
| | In addition, small arms have been used to grossly violate human rights, to facilitate the practice of bad governance, to subvert constitutions, to carry out coup d’états and to create and maintain a general state of fear, insecurity and instability. | | | The human dimension of the PoA: the key role of Africa | | | West African gun treaty to be finalised in 2006 |
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http://www.iansa.org/regions/wafrica/wafrica.htm
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| | West Africa / IPS Inter Press Service |
| | DAKAR - At a time when concerns about global warming and the need for renewable energy sources are grabbing headlines the world over, it seems particularly regrettable that communities would be afflicted by the theft of solar panels. | | | KHARTOUM - Sudan's decision to withdraw its bid for the leadership of the African Union (AU) has been welcomed by human rights groups and local activists, who say it has enhanced Africa's reputation. | | | POLITICS: AU Bails Out of Controversy to Focus on Africa's Ills |
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http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/w_africa.asp
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| | Books: Africa: North, South, East, West, Central and Horn: Art, Culture, Music & Religion; History, Economics, ... |
| | We welcome you comments and suggestions for additional materials to add. | | | Africa General: Art, culture, music, religion, folklore and parables, history, economics, development, literature, politics and philosophy. | | | Most of what has been printed was done with small runs, so it is not widely available. |
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| | IOL: West Africa |
| | Gambia says it foiled coup plot 2006-03-22 16:10:52 | | | Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says she has asked Africa's leaders to decide whether former President Charles Taylor should be handed over to a war crimes tribunal for prosecution for his role in Sierra Leone's civil war. | | | West African fund benefits from foreign cash 2006-03-23 02:16:41 |
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http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=86
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| | German South-West Africa - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about German South-West Africa |
| | Military conflict in Namibia escalated from the mid-1970s as the Pretoria regime attempted to topple the Marxist government in neighbouring Angola. | | | South Africa's apartheid laws were extended to the colony in 1966 and in opposition to such racial discrimination Sam Nujoma, an Ovambo, led a political (from 1958) and then (from the mid-1960s) an armed resistance campaign for independence, forming the South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) and the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN). | | | In August 1993 South Africa waived its claim to sovereignty and a year later local elections were held. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/German+South-West+Africa
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| | West Africa - definition of West Africa in Encyclopedia |
| | West Africa is an area with a great span of geography, bioregions, and cultures. | | | Chad and Mauritania are sometimes considered a part of West Africa. | | | West Africa is a region generally considered to include: |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/West_Africa
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| | South-West Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | South-West Africa (Afrikaans: Suidwes-Afrika; German: Südwestafrika) is the former name (1884–1990) of Namibia under German (as German South-West Africa, Deutsch-Südwestafrika) and South African administration after it was conquered from the Germans in 1915 during World War I. | | | This resulted in a protracted struggle between South Africa and forces fighting for independence, particularly after the formation of the South West Africa People's Organisation in 1960. | | | Following the war, the Treaty of Versailles declared the territory to be a League of Nations Mandate under South African administration. |
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| | GRAIN Briefings 2004 GM cotton set to invade West A |
| | This is not to say that West African governments are not working towards the establishment of biosafety legislation. | | | West African farmers have consistently opposed any attempts to charge more for seeds. | | | West African governments are in no position to prevent contamination by managing the co-existence of GM and non-GM crops. |
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| | West Africa Theological Seminary - Home Page |
| | In 2000 there were over 360 million Christians living on the continent of Africa. | | | West Africa Theological Seminary (WATS) is Nigeria’s largest nondenominational seminary, and is located in the heart of Lagos—the largest black city in the world. | | | Lagos has been called by CNN the "fastest growing city in the world". |
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| | United Nations - OCHA IRIN Africa News |
| | WEST AFRICA: Meningitis strikes over 5,000, killing 580 | | | MONROVIA, 23 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - The new peace-time government of Liberia has begun laying off thousands of government workers, some because they fail to show up for work, others because they cannot read or write, in a bid to slash the swollen payroll after 14 years of on-off civil war. | | | WEST AFRICA: Year in Review 2005 - Hunger in the Sahel |
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| | NPR : Voodoo and West Africa's Spiritual Life |
| | Central to the belief is offerings to the gods, in the form of animal sacrifices. | | | West Africa was once known as the Slave Coast, because it was at the center of the transatlantic slave trade for centuries. | | | NPR's John Burnett traveled to Benin and Togo to explore the roots and current practice of this ancient belief, and found some surprising truths behind the hype. |
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| | Namibia - Free Encyclopedia |
| | South Africa occupied the colony during World War I and administered it as a League of Nations mandate until after World War II when it unilaterally annexed the territory. | | | In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that was soon named Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a United Nations peace plan for the entire region. | | | Agreement has been reached on the privatisation of several more enterprises in coming years, which should stimulate long-run foreign investment. |
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| | Backpacking travel guide & tips: West Africa - Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Senegal |
| | This intro is here because I felt in the case of West Africa I needed to summarise most of my impressions as a whole rather than country by country, considering how little there is to write from a mainstream traveller's point of view about each country and how reasonably similar they are. | | | Outside of Nigeria, Benin has some of the worst examples of urban Africa. | | | Strong (even fanatical) Christian beliefs are clearly evident thought-out the country and this love thy neighbour philosophy probably plays a large part in this, but who is to say. |
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| | West Africa: Where the Empire Will Come to Ruin - by Christopher Deliso |
| | The event was summarized by a report published by the Israel-first JINSA. | | | West Africa: Where the Empire Will Come to Ruin - by Christopher Deliso | | | In short, West Africa is Afghanistan and Iraq to the power of ten, and American troops stationed there are no doubt going to be feeling the heat. |
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| | Addressing the cotton crisis in West Africa |
| | This became a West African position for negotiation at the WTO in the run-up to the Cancun Ministerial conference held in September 2003. | | | This enabled a Panel of West Africa-based actors to debate their position at the OECD, highlighting their views on the negative impacts of OECD member agricultural and trade policies and a lack of policy coherence. | | | Building Peace and Democracy in West Africa, at the center of the debates of the Forum of Political Parties, the Media and Civil Society in Cotonou |
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| | Amazon.com: The Rough Guide to West Africa, 3rd (West Africa (Rough Guides)): Books: Richard Trillo,Jim Hudgens |
| | Few people would find it relevant to their travel plans while in Africa. | | | This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but over a million other items are. | | | There are also some useful phrases in French (the most widely spoken language in West Africa), as well as some phrases in Hassaniya Arabic, Mandinka, Bamana, Twi, Susu, Hausa, Yoruba and other indigenous languages. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1858284686?v=glance
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| | AlterNet: West Africa's Cash Crop |
| | The country rarely sees any violence (a benefit of pot-smoking?), has a democratically elected government and boasts one of the freest societies in Africa. | | | And President George Bush would be especially glad, since improving living standards in Africa is one of his key global objectives. | | | The disaster, funded by American tax dollars, is the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). |
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http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=17483
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| | African Art: Tribal West Africa, Primitive, Yoruba And Benin Ceremonial Masks. |
| | Rather than attempt to classify the collection by culture or people (for the most part would be an error to believe that homogeneous people in certain, defined areas, existed) or by objects names (I.E. "masks, "weapons" etc.) we offer our collection to collectors and others appreciative of this art form. | | | The debate as to whether these objects are of pure ethnographic interest or within the world of "fine art" has been quieted with the recognition that these powerful and beautiful objects live in both worlds. | | | Please feel free to contact us for inquiries as to availability of objects not shown here. |
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| | GWP - West Africa |
| | In December 2001, the Heads of State and Governments of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) clearly supported the Regional Action Plan for IWRM and gave instructions for raising funds for its implementation. | | | This programme is funded by SIDA and brings together about 26 participants from French speaking countries of Central, West and Nort Africa. | | | Hydropart is a database of all the people in West Africa involved in working on water resources management. |
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| | West Africa |
| | Home to hundreds of diverse ethnic groups, the area has never been entirely unified. | | | The Mandingo chieftain Samory established a wide-reaching kingdom in central Guinea, which he ruled for several decades before being driven eastward by the French. | | | Bonny became a slave trade brokerage state, and remained so until the ending of the slave trade in the early 19th century, at which point it turned to palm oil as a source of income. |
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| | WEST AFRICA REVIEW |
| | Commercial use of any material contained on these web pages is strictly prohibited. | | | Africa Resource Center is pleased to publish West Africa Review [WAR], an ejournal devoted to the promotion of research and scholarship of importance to the global African community and friends of Africa. | | | Through our web resource database, online bibliographic list of scholars publication, book publications, sponsorship of journals, and the promotion of artists and poets, we are working to provide specific Africa-relevant materials for the global community. |
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| | Offshore West Africa - conference on drilling, oil & gas operations, exploration |
| | West Africa dominates the international deepwater market and will attract over 40% of the $48 billion in deepwater E&P spending projected for the next five years. | | | Over 1,000 people and 80 exhibitors are expected from the energy centers of Nigeria, Angola, Ivory Coast, Equitorial Guinea, United Kingdom, UAD, United States, Francy, Italy, Norway, The Netherlands, Niger, Russia, Australia, and Asia. | | | Offshore West Africa - conference on drilling, oil & gas operations, exploration |
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| | West Africa |
| | Similarly, the ships that sailed to Africa brought with them some of the indigenous crops of the Americas. | | | Anyone who has grown up in the southern United States has had, probably without knowing it, dishes whose heritage begins in Africa. | | | The biggest international culinary exchange for the West African nations unfortunately came about because of the slave trade. |
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http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/westafrica
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| | AFRICA: THE ART OF A CONTINENT: Western Africa |
| | Most of these are used by men's groups, with the unique exception of the masks and figures produced for women's societies in Sierra Leone and Liberia. | | | Farther west in this area are found a variety of masks associated with coming-of-age ceremonies and voluntary associations. | | | The casting of copper alloys continued to flourish at Benin as late as the end of the nineteenth century, ending as a royally sponsored art only with the British Punitive Expedition of 1897, which removed thousands of works that had decorated the king's p alace and the royal ancestral altars. |
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http://www.artnetweb.com/guggenheim/africa/west.html
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| | Destinations: West Africa CDC Travelers' Health |
| | Diseases found in West Africa (risk can vary by country and region within a country; quality of in-country surveillance also varies) | | | Important: This document is not a complete medical guide for travelers to this region. | | | Hepatitis B vaccine is now recommended for all infants and for children ages 11–12 years who did not receive the series as infants. |
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http://www.cdc.gov/travel/wafrica.htm
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| | NERICA - new rice for West Africa |
| | Asian rice species which entered Africa 450 years ago can't compete with the weeds, so after a crop or two it's time to clear more land. | | | This article was provided by AgriForum, Quarterly Newsletter of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa. | | | Rice now contributes more calories and protein than any other cereal in humid West Africa, and about the same as all roots and tubers combined. |
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http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/nerica.htm
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| | Human Rights Watch: West Africa |
| | The Campaign Against Impunity believes her urgent action on this issue would not only help consolidate political stability in Liberia, but would also send a strong message about the importance of establishing the rule of law in West Africa. | | | Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf took a landmark step for justice and accountability in West Africa when she formally asked Nigeria to surrender former president Charles Taylor to face trial, Human Rights Watch said today. | | | Liberia’s new president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, should take prompt action to ensure that former Liberian President Charles Taylor is surrendered to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Campaign Against Impunity said today in an open letter to President Johnson-Sirleaf, who was inaugurated on January 16. |
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http://www.hrw.org/doc?t=west_africa
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| | Mr. Dowling's African History Page |
| | The European colonial powers called Africa “the Dark Continent” when they began their explorations. | | | A great deal of what we know about West Africa comes from the griots, but archaeologists are often surprised by new finds. | | | In the last twenty-five years, scholars have concluded that civilization developed in West Africa as much as one thousand years earlier than expected. |
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http://www.mrdowling.com/609ancafr.html
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| | West Africa Online Field Developments Data Database Home Page |
| | West Africa Online provides project data for oil and gas field developments offshore West Africa. | | | West Africa Online provides comprehensive information for both shallow and deepwater projects looking five years into the future covering; Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly ZAIRE), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Senegal. | | | Alternatively call us on +44 (0)2074269660 to place your order. |
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| | West AfricaPhotos: Geoffrey Hiller |
| | As the rest of the world struggles to maintain itself, I fear that Africa will continue to be left behind. | | | May not be reproduced without the permission of the photographer. | | | The near riot on my flight over - because of a general strike in Nigeria - set the tone for the next six weeks. |
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http://www.hillerphoto.com/africa
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| | Alokli - Songs of West Africa songbook by Dan Gorlin |
| | This book and CD set brings many of the most important elements of this art form into focus for the reader. | | | Reproduction in any form is prohibited except by written approval. | | | Gorlin's clear presentation is obviously steeped in rich experience and we can imagine the creative community around him that must exist for a publication of this quality to be made. |
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| | West Africa Network Project - A Global Reproductive Health Forum @ Harvard Program |
| | is a space for people and organizations within West Africa and outside to come together, discuss, and work on issues of gender, reproductive health and rights within the region. | | | This journal will also provide compiled and organized information from list discussions in an easy to access format. | | | The list will be moderated by The Committee for Studies on Women, Health, and Environment in Africa, Dakar Senegal, in cooperation with Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, United States. |
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http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/healthnet/WAfrica/frontpage.html
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| | Cora Connection: The land and its people |
| | The more languages you speak, the more you can travel. | | | From there, travel north on the slow, meandering Niger River past the cliff-dwellings of the mysterious Dogon people and the ancient market city of Djene to arrive at the fabled outpost of Timbuktu, at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. | | | These colonial languages simplify life for travelers and West Africans share literally hundreds of dialects and most speak at least a little of four or five languages. |
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http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/geo.html
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| | West Africa - Lonely Planet Travel Guide Books |
| | West Africa - Lonely Planet Travel Guide Books | | | Rewarding and rugged, West Africa's 17 countries have much to offer the adventurous traveler. | | | West Africa + Healthy Travel Africa + Travel Journal (Colour Cover) |
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http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/product_detail.cfm?productID=2111&affil=lpdp
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| | Timeline: West Africa |
| | May 12: the Albert andWilberforce sail out of Devonport for West Africa, part of an official antislavery expedition dispatched by the British government to explore the Niger River and introduce Christianity and commerce (meaning trade other than the slave trade) to the interior of Africa. | | | By the time the expedition puts Sierra Leone in its wake six weeks later, it is carrying some three hundred emissaries of British empire and Victorian civilization, including scientists, doctors, missionaries, naval officers, and British-schooled Africans, in a flotilla of three specially-designed steamers. | | | In response to British pressure, the Americans dispatch naval vessels to the coast of West Africa to patrol for slavers. |
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http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/timeline/africa.html
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| | Stamps of West Africa - Timbres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
| | Surprinsingly this consists of over 50 stamp issuing entities some extinct and some still active. | | | I collect countries both pre and post independence. | | | Make sure you look for dates next to the links or for active buttons to now the page is there.Thank you for your patience. |
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http://www.fixandfix.com/stamp.htm
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| | IRIN PlusNews HIV/AIDS News and information service |
| | JOHANNESBURG, 24 February (PLUSNEWS) - Government officials in Nigeria's oil producing Bayelsa state, have expressed concern over the poor level of HIV/AIDS awareness among the area's rural folk. | | | WEST AFRICA: Year in Review 2005 - Uneven progress in treatment provision | | | JOHANNESBURG, 8 February (PLUSNEWS) - Nigeria and UNAIDS have signed an agreement for the establishment of an Africa Centre for AIDS Management. |
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http://www.plusnews.org/aidsfp.asp?SelectRegion=West_Africa
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| | Anglican Communion:The Church of the Province of West Africa |
| | The Church exists in an atmosphere of civil strife and Christians remain in a minority. | | | The Church of the Province of West Africa divided to form the Province of Nigeria and the Province of West Africa in 1979. | | | Website:The Church of the Province of West Africa |
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| | WEST AFRICA |
| | The site is updated every day by a team of journalists in southern Africa, who scan the electronic news sources for the region and link to environmental stories. | | | Belgium based French, Dutch, English speaking operator for Africa. | | | You may click the site link, or select a country, which takes you there directly. |
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http://www.birdlist.org/waf/west_africa.htm
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| | afrol News - West Africa |
| | For the first time in years, there is credible progress in the peace and reconciliation process of Côte d'Ivoire. | | | afrol News - The news of bird flu has reached all corners of West Africa, causing consumers to avoid poultry and egg products, citizens to avoid wild birds and report deaths and governments to announce costly programmes. | | | Hyped up reports of possible bird flu outbreaks in Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Mauritania and Senegal have so far proven unfounded, however. |
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