http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-1546-west-africa/topic-rss.do West Africa RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23765166-london-medics-save-sight-of-200-in-ghana.do Team of London eye specialists save the sight of hundreds of people in West Africa by performing vital operations for free 2009-11-06T07:32:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23758697-sainsburys-tops-footsie-leaders-on-deal-rumours-as-barclays-is-dumped.do Another burst of speculative buying carried J Sainsbury 18p higher to 348p, making it the best performer among the top 100 companies 2009-10-20T12:08:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23744753-tullow-leads-market-higher-driven-by-oil-find-and-bidding-speculation.do Shareholders of explorer Tullow Oil were treated to a double boost, sending the shares soaring 77p to 1164p, and making them one of the Footsie 100’s best performers 2009-09-16T08:14:44Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23734659-hijackers-made-threat-to-blow-up-russian-ship.do Hijackers who seized the Arctic Sea cargo ship threatened to blow it up if their ransom demand was not met, Russian defence officials said 2009-08-20T07:39:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23723164-world-cup-could-cause-race-riots-south-africans-fear.do The World Cup could lead to soaring illegal immigration and a repeat of the anti-foreigner riots that killed more than 70 people last year, South African officials fear 2009-07-23T07:55:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23717991-barack-obama-is-a-ray-of-hope-for-africa.do For one writer of Ghanaian descent, Barack Obama’s visit to West Africa is hugely symbolic for the continent 2009-07-10T07:40:04Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23715195-city-spy-gloves-off-for-bgc-vs-tullett-fight.do Roll up! Roll up! Monday sees the start of what could be a fascinating week in the High Court in the Strand. Case Number One, which may well take all of July, involves City giants Tullett Prebon (prop. Terry Smith) and BGC over alleged poaching of Tullett’s highly paid expert staff 2009-07-03T07:52:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23705235-the-sun-shines-for-thomas-cook-despite-major-shareholders-woes.do Thomas Cook shares enjoyed a day in the sun today despite its controlling shareholder filing for bankruptcy protection 2009-06-09T08:05:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23702664-searchers-find-plane-wreckage.do Plane seats believed to belong to the missing Air France jet were found by investigators scouring the Atlantic 2009-06-02T13:10:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23696862-the-thames-delivers-up-a-ghoulish-cargo.do I walk beside the Thames almost every day - through Battersea Park - keeping an eye open for any corpses floating past 2009-05-22T07:36:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23696367-africa-under-western-eyes-in-the-observer.do Richard Eyre directs with his customary fluidity and Rob Howell's elegant design uses hanging African matting to mark out the stage in The Observer. 2009-05-20T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23683362-butterfly-rainforest-in-the-city.do Hundreds of the world's most exotic butterflies have been unleashed in a temporary rainforest in Kensington 2009-04-30T07:42:10Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23675530-gold-miner-shows-mettle-in-73m-west-african-deal.do Mayfair-based gold miner Avocet Mining launched a friendly £73 million takeover bid for Norwegian-listed Wega Mining, which will double its production and prospects almost ­immediately 2009-04-14T08:04:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23675559-oil-explorer-bowleven-hit-by-fears-of-new-cash-call.do Shareholders in Edinburgh-based oil and gas explorer Bowleven may be forced to digest yet more bad news 2009-04-14T08:28:14Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23675753-banks-and-miners-take-heart-but-oil-shares-drift.do Better-than-expected results overnight from Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs set the tone for trading in London as investors returned from the Easter break 2009-04-14T14:00:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23666611-apprentice-star-is-on-a-mission-to-fight-hiv-in-africa.do A former Apprentice contestant is at the centre of a drive to fight the HIV and Aids epidemic in Africa after having a "road to Damascus" moment 2009-03-25T08:56:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23551398-cds-of-the-week.do Joan Baez continues to keep her hand in with protest songs, Metallica won't gain new fans and Glasvegas bring out the debut album of the year. 2008-09-05T12:03:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23546233-strong-show-by-39m-premier.do Premier Oil’s net profits soared almost 250% to £38.9 million in the first half and it says all four of its major developments have made strong progress 2008-08-28T11:28:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23511296-honest-jons-chop-up-leaves-us-wanting-more.do On a stage bedecked with flags and the horn-blowing Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, stars took turns in the spotlight for Honest Jon's Chop Up. 2008-07-06T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23505528-prince-williams-navy-ship-pulls-off-pound40million-cocaine-bust-during-his-first-week-at-sea.do Prince William has been involved in a £40 million cocaine bust during his first week of operations with the Royal Navy in the Atlantic. 2008-07-02T12:23:09Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23482599-gigs-of-the-week.do Celine Dion comes to the 02 Arena, Adele plays her hometown and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds bring Austrialian rock to Hammersmith. 2008-05-06T11:00:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23469196-jazzing-up-ancient-songs.do Born in Memphis Tennessee, Dee Dee Bridgewater has a strong, cool voice and independent spirit that is ideal for a jazz performance. 2008-03-30T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23456846-a-filly-of-soul.do African and Brazilian influences give Mayra Andrade's music a quirky edge. Playing at the Barbican hall she oozed soul, says Simon Broughton. 2008-03-17T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23439457-more-dossier-spin-wont-hide-browns-iraq-shame.do John Williams, the then press secretary at the Foreign Office, wrote the "first draft" of the so-called "dodgy dossier" on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Now, after concerted campaigning, the Government has finally released this "first draft" - only for David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, to say that it's nothing of the sort 2008-02-19T08:47:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/review-23405994-does-more-than-scratch-the-surface.do With just five exhibits, Scratch The Surface appears to do just that, but with further examination you soon realise just how tangled the web supported by the slave trade really was. 2007-07-26T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23406020-cds-of-the-week.do Young wizard of the acoustic guitar, Newton Faulkner, Chicago rapper Common and jazz trio The Bad Plus are among the CDs of the week. 2007-07-26T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23390920-cds-of-the-week.do Macy Gray's fourth album, Tennessee's Kings of Leon, a jazz pianist from Ghent and Mali's top ngoni player all release albums this week. 2007-03-30T15:09:40Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/review-23387459-where-is-wilberforce-in-all-this.do The V&A has commissioned a series of new works to mark the bicentenary of the abolition of slavery in Britain. Yet it ignores the politician who finally made Parliament see sense. 2007-03-05T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23373182-cds-of-the-week.do The Magic Numbers' second album continues from where last year's debut left off, Joanna Newsom is in a magical universe all her own and Damien Rice releases the brilliant gimmick-free 9. 2006-11-03T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/review-23368577-this-place-runs-on-african-time---ie-gently.do 2006-09-28T14:49:57Z