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ABUJA, Nigeria, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The Nigerian government has not prosecuted those responsible for 2008 clashes in the country that left more than 130 civilians dead, Human Rights Watch said.
Signs Memorandums of Understanding Related to Interests in Eremor Marginal Field and Stake in Oil Well Testing Company
Old and new Africa hands know the potential pitfalls of doing business in the sub-Sahara, with the exception of South Africa, are myriad.
A 16-year-old south Sudanese girl was lashed 50 times after a judge ruled her knee-length skirt was indecent, her lawyer and family said in the latest case to push Sudan's Islamic law into the spotlight.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Renaissance Capital said it favors investing in Nigerian banks as opposed to their Kenyan counterparts because they are cheaper and have a better growth outlook.
Chinese investment in African infrastructure is rising, fueling increased trade, particularly breakbulk cargo, between China and Africa and opening new doors for forwarders and carriers.
Baron Davis could be one of the best in the NBA. Instead, he's just one of many who haven't lived up to the hype, Charley Rosen says.
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo will probably extend his three-decade rule of the oil-producing nation for another seven years in elections on Nov. 29 that are unlikely to be free or fair, analysts said.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Fitch Ratings downgraded the individual credit rating of First Bank of Nigeria Plc, the country’s largest company by market value, to ‘D/E’ from ’D’, reflecting “a significant deterioration in asset quality” and “increasing levels of concentrated debt risk.”
A 16-year-old Sudanese girl was lashed 50 times after a judge ruled her knee-length skirt was indecent, her lawyer and family said.
A Winchester woman is behind bars on a charge related to her unknowingly funding an overseas terrori
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On an August morning in 1974, a man named Philippe Petit steps off of the roof of the World Trade Center's South Tower and onto a tightrope. The act is the backdrop to Colum McCann's National Book Award-winning novel, "Let the Great World Spin."
African immigrant entrepreneurs are increasingly taking advantage of the low cost of starting online media to launch Web sites facilitating discussions between the Diaspora and the continent. Although the Internet has been a bridge between other immigrants and their home countries, connecting African immigrants to the continent has been slow because of underdeveloped infrastructure.
Beach-bound Bay Area residents should watch out for high surf Friday, the National Weather Service announced today. The agency issued a high surf advisory for the coastal region stretching from Point Reyes south through the Big Sur coast. The National Weather...
Nigeria has agreed to renew three oil leases for fields that ExxonMobil operates, a company spokesman said. - More -
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