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children walking from home to school in Bamako, Mali (JoeyTranchinaPhotography©2014 Sète, France)
children walking from home to school in Bamako, Mali (JoeyTranchinaPhotography©2014 Sète, France)

What To Do About the Drug Trade in West Africa? [FEATURE]

A new report from the West Africa Commission on Drugs calls for decriminalization and a public health approach, but that may be just the beginning of changes needed in West Africa.
Otto Perez Molina and the "iron fist" (wikimedia.org)
Otto Perez Molina and the "iron fist" (wikimedia.org)

Guatemalan Leader Wants Decriminalization Talks

Guatemala's new president vowed an "iron fist" against the drug cartels and called out the army to fight them, but now he wants to talk decriminalization.