Emirates announces direct flights to West Africa, THE INDEPENDENT

The Independent (Bangladesh);  December 10, 2003 ;     646 words ......between Dubai and West Africa early next year...flights from Dubai to Lagos, the Nigerian capital...our services to Lagos and Accra customers...tourism flows between West Africa and the Middle East...direct link between Lagos- Accra and Dubai...passage between West ...

WEST AFRICA-ECONOMY: CORRUPTION AN ADDED COST OF INFORMAL TRADE

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  December 13, 1995 ;     681 words ......draws traders from across West Africa. Wednesday is market day...network which criss-crosses West Africa. Rather than government protocols...unless I am sick, I go to Lagos, buy plastic bowls and ladies...all trading activities in West Africa are informal and unrecorded...

TSMarine Announces Joint Venture in West Africa

Sea Technology;  November 1, 2008 ;     288 words ......fall that it is expanding into Lagos, Nigeria, to capitalize on subsea development opportunities in West Africa. TSMarine has signed a joint...company. Gulf Energy Resources (Lagos). The new company, known as...sales manager for TSMarine in West Africa. "Our objectives are to offer...

ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY GOSPEL CHOIR SINGS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 26, 2006 ;     397 words ......Victory gospel choir traveled to Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa for a series of Easter celebrations...Fountain of Life Church in Lagos and Easter Sunday services at the Lighted Church. While in Lagos, the ensemble had an opportunity...how Christians worship in West Africa. They ...

West Africa promotes joint sports development initiative

Xinhua News Agency;  April 7, 2004 ;     228 words ...West Africa promotes joint sports development initiative LAGOS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Sports administrators in West Africa are promoting joint...Nigerian commercial capital Lagos that sports ministries and administrations in West Africa are pursuing common...different ...

Computer Giant Compaq Opens West Africa Office in Nigeria

Xinhua English Newswire;  February 20, 2000 ;     153 words ......Compaq has recently opened "Compaq West Africa" office in Lagos to further explore the promising market...Compaq computers first entered the west Africa market directly in 1999 by establishing...Henry Ferreira, director of Compaq West Africa, said Compaq recorded about 45 ...

UN-backed court says Taylor's disappearance puts west Africa on alert

Xinhua News Agency;  March 28, 2006 ;     254 words ......Taylor's disappearance puts west Africa on alert LAGOS, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The...Charles Taylor put the whole west Africa on the highest alert and...the peace and security of west Africa. His disappearance now from...the regional leaders of west Africa and the ...

In West Africa, you can try `Air Maybe'

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 26, 1999 ;     434 words ......arrivals and dirty planes, expectations in West Africa are not high. This is a region where...Kenya Airways jet that landed at the Lagos, Nigeria, airport was blocked by bandits...high-quality service and on- time flights. In West Africa, passengers grumble openly about epidemic...there ...

USAID introduces market information project in west Africa

Xinhua News Agency;  January 14, 2005 ;     196 words ......introduces market information project in west Africa LAGOS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The United States...agricultural trade and food security in west Africa, the News Agency of Nigeria reported...level of the intra-regional trade in West Africa. The project would provide ...

Integration of transportation in west Africa urged

Xinhua News Agency;  August 12, 2004 ;     282 words ...Integration of transportation in west Africa urged LAGOS, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The West African...systems linking each of the country in west Africa, he told an economic forum organized...aircraft to move across the whole of west Africa and pick passengers from each airport...

Bird Flu Shock Wanes in West Africa

AP Online;  May 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Writer AP Online 05-02-2006 Dateline: LAGOS, Nigeria At the Costain livestock market in Nigeria's biggest city of Lagos, chicken buyers are again waiting while...flu in Nigeria in February. Across West Africa there are many who think the danger...and Niger, the last four in Nigeria's West ...

As bird flu shock wanes in West Africa, false sense of security creeps in

AP Worldstream;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......AP Worldstream 05-01-2006 Dateline: LAGOS, Nigeria At the Costain livestock market in Nigeria's biggest city of Lagos, chicken buyers are again waiting while...flu in Nigeria in February. Across West Africa there are many who think the danger...and Niger, the last four in Nigeria's West ...

Nigeria to hold West Africa Banks Games in June

Xinhua News Agency;  April 2, 2007 ;     238 words ...Nigeria to hold West Africa Banks Games in June LAGOS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria will host the first West Africa Banks and Financial Institutions Games...of the continent. Two states Ogun and Lagos in Nigeria have shown keen interest to...

EU to Grant West Africa 222 Million U.S. Dollars

Xinhua News Agency;  June 11, 2002 ;     257 words ...EU to Grant West Africa 222 Million U.S. Dollars LAGOS, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The European Union...about 222 million U.S. dollars) to west Africa in support of the sub-region's economic...the Monetary and Economic Union of West Africa (UEMOA) and the EU in Dakar last week...

EU offers west Africa 5.5 million euros for conflict prevention

Xinhua News Agency;  January 13, 2006 ;     194 words ...EU offers west Africa 5.5 million euros for conflict prevention LAGOS, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission...conflict prevention and peace building in west Africa. In a statement obtained on Friday...to "promote stability and peace in west Africa in order to contribute to ...