The peaceful presidential election says much about the country's journey from military coups and decline to its emergence as one of Africa's better-performing economies Read more..
Beijing is set to expand its mining and metals holdings in developed economies as global mining companies in financial distress search for cash-rich, long-term investors. Read more..
Ghana's electoral commission declared John Atta Mills, the main opposition leader, the winner of presidential elections after a closely fought run-off with his ruling party rival Read more..
South Africa's Helen Suzman, who has died at the age of 91, won an international reputation as a brave and tireless liberal opponent of apartheid Read more..
In a decision which could put an end to months of on-off negotiations to establish a coalition government in Zimbabwe, a magistrate ruled that 16 human rights campaigners and opposition supporters must remain in custody pending a Supreme Court hearing of their case Read more..
12/29/08, Islamists thrive as Somali leader quits»»
Abdullahi Yusuf ended an ignominious four years as president, giving fragmented Islamist groups in the war-ravaged country a chance to exert new influence over its future Read more..
12/26/08, Guinea junta appeals for financial help»»
The leaders of a military junta that seized power in Guinea appealed for international support for their pledge to lead the country into a new era of democratic rule Read more..
Former Zimbabwean newscaster Jestina Mukoko and nine other opposition activists have been charged with plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe's government Read more..
Abdullahi Yusuf, Somalia's embattled president, is close to resigning, his spokesman said, as his country spirals out of control and his own support evaporates Read more..
The military junta attempting a coup in has Guinea promised to hold elections in two years time, but the West African state's top civilian leader appealed to the world to prevent the takeover from succeeding Read more..
Global mining groups were scrambling to determine how an attempted coup in Guinea, the world's biggest exporter of bauxite, would affect their investments Read more..
Britain plans to make a fresh attempt next year to persuade the EU to step up economic sanctions against Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe after it bluntly declared for the first time that he could no longer be part of any political solution to the country's crisis Read more..
12/21/08, Rio Tinto fights rival for Guinea iron ore project»»
The mining group has found itself pitched against a rival company owned by billionaire Israeli diamond trader Beny Steinmetz in a struggle for control of a large iron ore deposit in west Africa Read more..
