Africa's wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, has signed a multi-billion dollar deal with banks to finance the building of an oil refinery in Nigeria.
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Casablanca inaugure en 2016 le plus haut gratte-ciel du Maroc
RABAT (Xinhua) - La capitale économique du Maroc, Casablanca (80 km au sud-ouest de Rabat), accueillera le plus haut gratte-ciel du pays dont l'inauguration est prévue fin 2016.…
Pollution au Nigeria: Shell négocie les compensations aux victimes
Le géant pétrolier anglo-néerlandais Shell a commencé lundi à négocier un accord d'indemnisation avec les victimes des pollutions causées par d'importantes fuites de pétrole en 2008, ont indiqué…
Egypt’s interior minister survives bomb attack
Egypt's interior minister survived an assassination attempt on Thursday when a bomb blew up as his convoy drove through Cairo's Nasr City district, state media and security officials…
Al Shabaab bombers strike Mogadishu restaurant, 15 dead
Al Shabaab insurgents deployed a car bomb and a suicide bomber to attack a packed restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, killing at least 15 people…
Kenya’s William Ruto flies to Hague for ICC trial
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has left for The Hague to stand trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday.
Mubarak’s last PM backs army’s Sisi for president
Cairo - Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq says he will back army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for president in an election expected next year, adding to…
Tanzania-Zambia railway workers end strike, losses mount
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) resumed operations on Monday after more than 1,000 Tanzanian workers ended a two-week strike, the company said.
Suicide bomb attacks in Egypt’s Sinai kill six
At least six soldiers have been killed in a double suicide bomb attack in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, officials say.
Central African leader sacks army chief after 100 killed in clashes
The president of Central African Republic dismissed the head of the armed forces on Tuesday after days of fighting with gunmen loyal to ousted leader Francois Bozize that…