A West African court yesterday ordered Cape Verde to release Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman who is wanted by U.S. authorities on charges of laundering money on behalf of Venezuela's government. Saab, who is close to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, was detained in Cape Verde last June when his plane stopped there to refuel. He faces extradition to the United States, which accuses him of violating U.S. sanctions. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court in Nigeria's capital Abuja ruled that Saab's detention was illegal because an Interpol red notice requesting his arrest was only issued the day…