Angola received higher marks this year on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance. But veteran Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais does not believe the score is deserved. ... Read more »
American banks are imposing restrictions on 17 African diplomatic missions in the United States, allAfrica.com has learned. The move is at least partly a result of heightened ... Read more »
World footballs governing body, Fifa, has banned a Nigerian member of its executive committee from any soccer-related activity for three years after he was said to have discussed ... Read more »
The top military general in charge of procurement has resigned along with four officers from the Department of Defence just a day before military top brass were scheduled to appear ... Read more »
Oil marketers are feeling the heat of tanker owners charging higher premiums to sail to Mombasa due to piracy in the Indian Ocean. Read more »
Scores of people have lost their lives as a result of illegal electricity connections. In the Western Cape, the towns of Du Noon, Khayelitsha and Phillipi are the worst affected. Read more »
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said calls for government officials linked to corruption to step aside must be based on concrete evidence. Read more »
The UN has urged an investigation into reports of rape after refugees were expelled from Angola and forced to return to the DRC recently. Read more »
The war against piracy in the Indian Ocean has suffered a setback after the High Court ruled that Kenya has no jurisdiction over offences conducted outside its territorial waters. Read more »
As oil prices reached a two-year high, Niger Delta militants threatened to launch a series of attacks on oil installations, and one group seized hostages from an oil rig. Read more »
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