A French firm has entered into an agreement with the South african government to build a thermal power and solar plant worthy millions of dollars. Read more »
Nigerian Detainees Dying in Prison, says Amnesty Intl...Italy Rescues, Cracks Down on African Migrants Coming by Sea...Seventh Mo Ibrahim Index Released, but no Prize Awarded... Read more »
A boat carrying as many as 500 immigrants that sunk off the Italian Island of Lampedusa has sparked debate on why Africans appear determined to make such a foolhardy journey to get ... Read more »
One of the world's leading international timber and wood product wholesalers, Dalhoff Larsen and Horneman, has been ordered to pay U.S.$300,000 to a number of Liberian communities. Read more »
Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says that Europe's Liechtenstein has continued to frustrate efforts by Nigeria to recover €185 million allegedly taken from the country by ... Read more »
Angola and Russia have signed bilateral agreements in the areas of fisheries, health and culture - a move that may assist in reviving a partnership that spans many decades. Read more »
Belgium has arrested a former Somali pirate leader after luring him to the country with promises of making a documentary about his life. Read more »
The death toll has risen to around 232 afer a boat estimated to have carried more that 500 undocumented migrants sank near the Italian island of Lampedusa. Read more »
Cameroon's captain Samuel Eto'o, has reversed his decision to retire from international football, pledging to join up with his team for the 2014 World Cup play-off in Tunisia. Read more »
The French Prime Minister, Jean Marc Ayrault, has called for an urgent meeting of European leaders to discuss border management, following the death of scores of African migrants ... Read more »
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