Somali pirates hijacked a Taiwanese fishing vessel which was sailing in the Indian Ocean, near Mauritius, an international maritime organization said on Friday.
The presidency is holding the leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Mr. Henry Okah, and South Africa responsible for the bomb explosions that killed at least 16 innocent souls yesterday in Abuja with over 30 others critically injured.
Blasts that rocked an area near Nigeria's independence celebrations have killed at least seven people, including a police officer. Reports out of Abuja say two car bombs detonated in Nigeria's capital and a third explosion hit a venue where the president was celebrating the nation's 50th independence anniversary.
Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the perpetrators of the bomb explosions in Abuja during the country's 50th anniversary on Friday would be found and dealt with. The incident has so far claimed about eight lives in the Federal Capital Territory, according to police reports.
After months of diplomatic tension between Libya and South Korea, sparked by accusations of spying on Muammar Gaddafi, both countries have agreed to renew ties once again.
The International Monetary Fund urged Ghana to improve its fiscal performance to avoid an unsustainable build up of public debt through increased foreign borrowing. IMF mission chief to Ghana, Peter Allum said initial estimates for 2011 and the medium term showed "substantially larger budget deficits and public borrowing than envisaged under the (IMF) program."
Young entrepreneurs in the Nigerian commercial capital of Lagos were full of smiles as they recorded huge profits during the country's 50th independence anniversary celebrations, describing this year's golden jubilee as the best ever for business.
The death toll from Friday's bomb blasts in the Nigerian capital, Abuja has reportedly risen to twelve in the incident that left around twenty others injured on the occasion of Nigeria's 50th anniversary celebrations.
President John Evans Atta Mills, his government and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation are entertaining offers for cooperation and a stake in the Jubilee oil field from all over Asia.
London — Irked by accusations that it is the new coloniser of Africa, China is looking to use soft power and historical evidence of its ancient links to the continent to justify its economic embrace of Africa.
Nairobi — Treatment drugs are becoming weaker by the day. Such is the case with two types of tuberculosis, multi-drug resistant TB and extremely resistant TB, which are on the rise not only in the East Africa, but also globally.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Northern and southern Sudanese officials traded accusations on Monday of deploying troops along their joint border as tensions mounted in the build-up to a referendum on southern independence.
CONAKRY (Reuters) - A dispute over alleged bias in Guinea's election body means the West African country could miss an October 10 target date for the decisive second round of its presidential vote, political parties said on Monday.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan's vice president on Monday urged U.N. member states to forgive the debts of Africa's largest country in order to strengthen prospects for peace ahead of a referendum on independence for south Sudan.
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The Tanzanian navy captured a suspected Somali pirate on Sunday after an exchange of gunfire in the Indian Ocean south of the east African country, police said late on Monday.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Rand Refinery, the world's largest gold refiner, has seen gold coin demand turn more fickle, but says the economic backdrop is cloudy enough to spur investor appetite for bullion, which looks set for more gains.
DAKAR (Reuters) - West Africa could re-emerge onto the world cotton stage in the coming years as higher world prices and the introduction of high-yield strains draw beleaguered farmers back into the fields.
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Nigeria's parliament should adopt a new law governing the African nation's oil industry within "a few, short weeks," said Nigeria's oil minister at a Houston energy conference on Monday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it had approved a $353 million loan for Angola following reviews of its program and urged authorities to move swiftly to clear the bulk of domestic arrears.
