New reports deepen US-Merkel spy row
Fresh reports in German media based on leaked US intelligence documents are…
ECOWAS ratifies single customs regime from 2015
Leaders of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed…
Africa loses $50bn annually to illicit financial outflows -NEPAD
Africa loses nearly $1bn every week through illicit financial flows out of…
Ruto, Kenyan deputy president must attend trial, ICC insists
Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto must attend all sessions of his trial…
Twitter IPO pegs valuation at modest $11 billion
Seeking to avoid a repeat of Facebook Inc's much-maligned public debut, Twitter…
Live animals sold as key-rings in China
Small fish, turtles and other amphibians are being sold in Beijing as…
US shutdown ends as Congress passes debt deal
The US Congress has passed a bill to reopen the government and…
US Senate reaches cross-party deal to end shutdown
Republican and Democratic leaders of the US Senate have struck a cross-party…
South African banks hit by Internet card fraud syndicate
South African banks have been swindled out of millions of dollars this…
Malawi president sacks cabinet over corruption scandal
Malawi President Joyce Banda dissolved the cabinet on Thursday after police arrested…