West African smuggling reshapes trade and borders
An investigation into smuggling in West Africa shows a multimillion dollar enterprise shaping export balances. Nigerian officials report a $15,000 contraband haul and note cocoa, diamonds, rice, and consumer goods cross borders. Traders, often speaking Yoruba or Mandingo, move across colonial borders seeking higher prices, undermining state controls and highlighting regional illicit trade links.
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France
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America
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Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Ivory Coast
Senegal
Gambia
Mall
Vermont pharmacists clash over price advertising rules
Vermont Pharmaceutical Association opposes allowing prescription drug price advertising and demands a full time inspector if rules loosen. WPA and VPIRG advocate change citing price variations up to 450 percent in Burlington area. All parties back a new rule requiring child resistant containers to protect children.
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O'Neill
WPA
Phar
Macy
Howard Goldberg
Consumer Protection Bureau
Day Brevies
VPIRG
Burlington
Oneill
VPA
Goldberg
Frank Donavan
Rutland
GOP closes L A office with a wry farewell note
The Los Angeles office of the Republican National Committee shut down in a playful farewell to reporters. The missive thanked “the same gentlemen dear and ladies as in November” and lamented leaving behind mementos from four years, including a palm tree, clocks that don’t work, and a stack of unknown photos. The signatories were Ian Thompson Audrey Boyle and Pat Thomas, with a public contact number for reporters. no one answered.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Theos Angeles
Publican Party
Jetters
Ian Thompson
Audrey Boyle
Pat Thomas
National Committee
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