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Ivory Coast Police Seize 2,000 Kilograms Of Cocaine Worth $67m
In recent years, coastal countries in West Africa have become the favoured passage for the transportation of cocaine to end markets in Europe. The interior ministry of Ivory Coast revealed that over 2,000 kilograms of pure cocaine with a street value of about 41 billion CFA francs ($67.7 million), was seized by police officers in…
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Hyundai and KIA To Set-Up Assembly Plants In Ghana By 2022
Ghana’s minister for trade, Alan Kyerematen announced that South Korean car manufacturers, Hyundai and KIA would set up their assembly plants in Ghana by the end of 2022. Kyerematen revealed that the manufacturers would be joining the likes of Toyota-Suzuki, Nissan, Kantanka, Volkswagen & Sinotruck that are already operating in the country. “By the end…
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Nigeria, Second Most Corrupt Country In West Africa
Nigeria’s corruption index has worsened, following the latest report by Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perception Index which ranked Nigeria 149th out of 180 countries surveyed. In 2018, TI ranked Nigeria 144th out of 180 countries. This, however, dropped by three steps to 146th in 2019. In its latest report, Nigeria scored 25 out of a possible…