West Africa: World Bank Acknowledges West African Gas Pipeline Flaws

Lagos — Civil society activists in Nigeria are welcoming the World Bank's acknowledgement of a series of damaging mistakes during the building of the World Bank-financed West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) running from Nigeria through Benin, Togo, and Ghana.

But they also said the report does not go far enough in answering crucial questions.

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