Reuters: Togo News

FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in the Gulf of Guinea

Fri, 11 May 2012 18:36:14 +0000

DAKAR, May 11 (Reuters) - The Gulf of Guinea - a growing source of oil, cocoa and metals - spans more than a dozen West African countries, many ravaged by civil wars and coups. The region faces increasing piracy threats, drug smuggling and political uncertainty.

UPDATE 2-W.Africa pirates free gasoline tanker, steal cargo

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:05:12 +0000

* BW Rhine was seized from anchorage off Togo on April 28 (Adds background, quotes, detail)

INTERVIEW-GAVI man's mission to "immunise every kid on earth"

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:35:14 +0000

* Critics worry about narrow focus, prices paid to pharma

TEXT-Fitch affirms Ecobank Trasnational Inc's ratings;removes from RWN

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:39:06 +0000

(The following statement was released by the rating agency)

ETI to sell 19.58 pct stake to South Africa's PIC for $250 mln

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:46:47 +0000

LAGOS, April 19 (Reuters) - Pan-African lender Ecobank Transnational will sell a 19.58 percent stake in its shares to South Africa's Public Investment Corporation (PIC) for $250 million, the bank said on Thursday.

Soccer-Fifa threatens to sanction Kenya's Auxerre player Oliech

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:36:17 +0000

NAIROBI, April 19 (Reuters) - World soccer's ruling body FIFA has threatened to sanction Kenya's top player Dennis Oliech over his decision to pull out of the national team.

W. Africa cotton output seen up 29 pct in 2012/13

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:52:31 +0000

GRAND BASSAM, Ivory Coast, April 18 (Reuters) - West African cotton growers forecast a 29 percent increase in output to 1,738,500 tonnes for the 2012/13 season from 1,346,941 tonnes in 2011/12, data collected from cotton producers and compiled by Reuters showed on Wednesday. The figures were presented by delegations of private and state-owned companies from six West African cotton-producing nations during a meeting in Ivory Coast of the Regional Programme for the Integrated Protection of Co

FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in the Gulf of Guinea

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:03:59 +0000

DAKAR, April 16 (Reuters) - The Gulf of Guinea - a growing source of oil, cocoa and metals - spans more than a dozen West African countries, many ravaged by civil wars and coups and all facing increasing piracy, drug smuggling and political uncertainty.

UPDATE 3-Soccer-Adebayor double lifts Spurs, Newcastle win again

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:22:16 +0000

* Cisse double helps Newcastle sink Liverpool (Adds detail, quotes)

UPDATE 4-Mali neighbours threaten border closure

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:33:49 +0000

* Coup triggered by army anger at lack of equipment (Releads with ECOWAS commission chief statement)