South Africa's Mines Minister said on Wednesday that China had shown strong interest in investing in the African country's mining sector, and reassured investors that there were no plans to...
Although 90% of South African businesses believed that government exerts a strong influence on environmental practices through legislation and regulation, 77% of these businesses do not believe...
Britain said on Thursday that it wanted to see further progress on human rights and democracy in Zimbabwe before the European Union (EU) lifts sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and his allies.
Gloom and frustration pervaded the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Monday as the prospects of completing a new global commerce pact this year receded.
the invitation of South Africa, we met on 21 February 2010 in Cape Town for our fourth meeting, under the auspices of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Economic Commission for Africa and...
Mutinous troops led by an army major captured Niger's President Mamadou Tandja on Thursday after storming his palace in a four-hour gun battle that killed at least three soldiers, military sources...
Smoke was seen rising from the presidential palace amid heavy gunfire in Niger's capital, Niamey, on Thursday in what one intelligence official said was a coup attempt.
African regional bloc the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has appointed Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade as mediator in Niger's political crisis, Senegal said on Wednesday.