West Africa ditches dirty money
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The eight West African states that use the CFA franc begin replacing their old banknotes.
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DURBAN, South Africa  - Developing countries have pledged to band together to force the West to help tackle their problems, ranging from poverty to reform of the United Nations.
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Nigerian banks United Bank of Africa and Standard Trust announce plans to merge and create the biggest bank in West Africa.
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TechWeb - Western donations of old computers, mobile phones and televisions could be toxic &quot;hand-me-downs&quot; posing a hazard to the environment of poor countries, a major U.N. conference will hear this week.
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Nairobi, once a favorite playground for Westerners in Africa, is spinning out of control.
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Malawian widow Akice Kunkhoma  makes just pennies a day as she looks after five grandchildren  orphaned by AIDS, but she still owes the world's richest  nations $240 -- with interest.
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The UN sanctions against the Ivorian Government and the ex-rebels is a step in the right direction in the effort to end the strife in the once prosperous African country.
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Developing countries are starting to flex their financial muscles and invest overseas.
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Christopher Columbusâs settlement, contraband ivory and recycling made easier.
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Because of tight regulations enacted by the European Union in 1994, proper waste disposal  has become prohibitively expensive. Enter the black-market trash brokers, who have taken to "port hopping" - moving toxic rubbish along the line of least resistance to underregulated areas in Africa or Asia.
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LISBON, Feb 1  (IPS) - Guinea-Bissau is an ideal African springboard for  Latin American mafias to smuggle large quantities of cocaine into  the wealthy European Union market.
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A local group is sparking a quiet sanitary revolution that the World Bank and UN call a model for other developing countries.
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Victims of a toxic waste spill in Ivory Coast are to be compensated but most of the money stays in state hands.
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Down a dark, narrow alley in  the heart of West Africa&#039;s biggest market, sheltered in his  tiny wooden stall, a trader draws out a wad of crisp bank notes  printed with the words &quot;One Biafran Pound.&quot;
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Nigeria has formally handed over the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon in compliance with a World Court ruling and UN-brokered deadline, ending a 13-year feud between Abuja and Yaounde.
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An influx of oil money and victories against militants have reduced the urgency surrounding reform.
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With Africa lagging behind in  global development goals and rich countries cutting aid,  leaders of multilateral financial institutions decided on  Friday it was time to mobilize resources to reduce extreme  poverty on the continent.