Flights from Dubai to Angola operated by state-backed carrier Angola Airlines Company (TAAG) will remain grounded for the foreseeable future, after a jet was forced to make an…
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Malawi seeks bidders for coal-fired plant
Lilongwe - Malawi will in the coming months invite bids from investors willing to build a 300 megawatts coal-fired power plant to meet its rising demand for electricity,…
AfDB Approves Euro 300 Million for Tangiers-Marrakesh Railway Project
With a €300-million loan aimed at increasing capacity on the Tangiers-Marrakesh railway line approved on 17 December 2010, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has confirmed its position as…
Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbago gets ultimatum from region
A TRIO of West African leaders have handed Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo an ultimatum - cede power to rival Alassane Ouattara or face regional military action.
Gabon opposition condemns constitution changes
Gabon's opposition warned the country had "opened the door to dictatorship" after the parliament on Tuesday approved constitutional changes proposed by President Ali Bongo Ondimba.
Chaos As CUF Members Call for New Constitution
Dar Es Salaam — Police fired in the air to disperse hundreds of opposition supporters who were yesterday planning to demonstrate in Dar es Salaam in support of…
As tensions mount, Ivorians make the trek to Liberia
About 14,000 Ivory Coast residents escaping their country's political instability and violence have fled to eastern Liberia in what has been an arduous journey, the United Nations refugee…
8 American tourists killed in Egypt bus crash
Eight American tourists -- six women and two men -- were killed in a traffic accident Sunday while on a tour bus in Aswan, Egypt, the country's interior…
Terror network dismantled in Morocco
A Moroccan terror network with plans to attack "hot spots across the world" has been dismantled, a state-run Morocco news agency said Monday.
Call for general strike appears to go unheeded in Ivory Coast
Ivorians appeared Monday to be ignoring the call for a general strike by the man widely recognized as the Ivory Coast's legitimate leader following last month's presidential run-off…