A French firm has been fined about U.S.$630,000 by a court in Paris for bribing public officials in Nigeria to obtain a huge identity card contract between 2000 and 2003. Read more »
To stimulate growth the Central Bank has reduced its base lending rate by 3.5 percentage points, from 16.5 to 13 percent, signaling that other banks should do likewise. Read more »
As the country's growth is lagging behind that of many smaller African economies, smallholder agriculture has the potential to alleviate poverty and spur general economic growth, a ... Read more »
Le général Baba Laddé est rentré ce mercredi 5 septembre dans l'après-midi à Ndjamena, en provenance de Bangui (République ... Read more »
Former Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Sylvester Mwaliko has been found guilty of abuse of office for arbitrarily awarding an Anglo Leasing contract and faces up to three years in ... Read more »
The United States of America has joined the African Union in endorsing the just- ended election as free and fair despite outcries from opposition parties over electoral flaws. Read more »
Controversy persists over the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People's declaration of August 2 as 'Ogoni Autonomy Day'. Read more »
The Southern African Development Community Troika on politics, defence and security has recommended military intervention in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in an effort ... Read more »
There are reports that police made indiscriminate arrests after they used tear gas to disperse student demonstrators and pro-democracy activists who took to the streets to demand ... Read more »
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has signed into law the more-than $600-million budget, saying there will be a "seismic change and paradigm shift" in the way public expenditure is ... Read more »
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