Woven nylon chairs made in the African nation of Togo have been featured in the French magazines Elle, Cote Sud, Atmosphères, Le Journal de La Maison and Printemps as well as the French editions of Vogue and Architectural Digest.
The chairs are being imported in to he United States by Iman Deco, a company run by [...]

“Grand claims are my comfort. West African politics my balm”, is the opener on Africa Flak’s post titled “Peace through Strength: A new path for Guinea?“. Excerpts:

For the first time in recent history, we can safely attest that West Africa is home to no rogue states or outlandish bully governments. Sierra Leone and Liberia have [...]

TradeNet is an online portal set up for traders and producers to “access prices for specific commodities and markets throughout West Africa”. The portal also permits SMS messaging ; users can receive alerts on prices and commodities and access “market conditions” via their cellphones.
TradeNet is conceived under the MISTOWA project which aims to increase [...]

A multi-billion dollar public health intervention has been built round use of mosquito nets to prevent malarial infection in sub-Saharan Africa. Blogger Andy is a Togo-based expatriate, and has visited several west African states - malaria endemic regions. Here is his observation of the use of mosquito nets.
The proper solution to malaria and [...]