West Africa's troubled waters make one yearn for Calabar's leisurely days.(News) From: Cape Times (South Africa) | Date: January 30, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Independent News & Media PLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

West AFRICA, source of cocoa beans, latex, palm oil, timber, bauxite and, since the 1960s, oil and gas in abundance, is a trade destination of mixed fortunes. It is also the site where a certain beleaguered soccer team continues to disappoint even its most loyal fans.

Woermann Line's steamers called at Togo and Cameroon until World War 1, and while Portuguese ships served Angolan ports, the Cape Town-based Thesen's Steamship Company sent its Griqua to Matadi, about 80 n...