Africa

West African Minerals Corporation the iron ore exploration company with interests in Cameroon and Sierra Leone announce that it has reached agreement to acquire the 5% interest not previously in its control in Compagnie Miniere du Cameroun SA. Following ...  

ARUSHA, Tanzania, February 15, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- National Assemblies have a fundamental role to play in ensuring the integration process remains on track, the Speaker of the EALA, the Rt. Hon. Abdirahin Abdi said yesterday when he ...  

[African Arguments] When Joyce Banda was sworn in as president on 7th April, following the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, she was faced with an uphill struggle. Her constitutionally-ordained succession had been briefly resisted by several members of Mutharika's cabinet and she had to establish her authority and move quickly to put right policies that had moved the country back towards autocracy...  

[SAFA] The South African Senior Women's National squad (Banyana Banyana) is in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ahead of their international friendly match with the host country.  

The South African women's soccer team (Banyana Banyana) is in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ahead of their international friendly match with the host country. The friendly international will be played on Sunday at the National Stadium, where the South Africans ...  

RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (Reuters) - Uganda has captured one of the top five members of the Lord's Resistance Army, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the notorious rebel leader accused of war crimes, the military said on Sunday. The Ugandan army said it caught Caesar Achellam, a major general in Kony's outfit of about 200 fighters, in an ambush along the banks of the River Mbou in Central African Republic (CAR...  

NAIROBI - The Ugandan military says it has captured a commander of the Lord's Resistance Army during an operation in the Central African Republic. Caesar Achellam was seized Saturday following a firefight with Ugandan forces.  The arrest of Caesar Achellam is a major victory for multi-national forces combating the LRA across central Africa. The operations center in the Central African Republic, shared by the Ugandan military and...  

Ugandan troops have captured the fourth most senior rebel commander of the Lord's Resistance Army, Caesar Acellam, in the Central African Republic, the rebels and army said Sunday.Acellam was seized after a brief firefight with Ugandan troops early Saturday near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the sources said.  

John Reader has taken upon himself an ambitious task: to set out the geography, anthropology, and socio-economic history of Africa from the beginning of time to the Rwandan genocide and South Africa's free, multi-racial elections in 1994. The sub-title of ...  

Business HighlightsWashington PostThe deal closed on Tuesday, nine months after Google Inc. made a surprise announcement that it wanted to expand into the hardware business with the most expensive and riskiest acquisition in its 14-year history. The purchase pushes Google deeper into ...and more »  

The Associated PressZuma painting 'insults African culture'Independent OnlineThe National Heritage Council (NHC) said Murray had insulted African culture by painting the portrait of Zuma. “In our African culture and tradition this painting amounts to the most extreme indecency and misnomer,” NHC CEO Sonwabile Mancotywa said in ...South African gallery closes after controversial work is defacedLos Angeles TimesA Racy Painting Stirs Controversy...  

The Associated PressW. African group probes attack on Mali presidentThe Associated PressBy MARTIN VOGL, AP – 1 minute ago BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — West Africa's regional bloc said Tuesday it will impose sanctions on those it finds responsible for allowing an attack on Mali's president at his office. Interim President Dioncounda Traore ...West Africa's regional bloc wants to know who's responsible for attack on ...Washington PostWest Africa...  

The GuardianVOA60 AfricaVoice of AmericaSudan/South Sudan: After meeting with Sudan's President Bashir, former South African President Thabo Mbeki says Bashir is ready for peace with South Sudan. South Africa: Temperatures are starting to drop as winter approaches the southern hemisphere and ...Mbeki: Sudan talks will resume soonIndependent OnlineSA man's safe return celebratedTimes LIVESA man safely home from SudanNews24all 597 news articles »  

AFPSAP to buy Ariba, boosts cloud betReutersBy Noel Randewich and Jim Finkle | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Top European software company SAP AG plans to buy Ariba Inc in a deal valuing the business and commerce network company at $4.3 billion, its latest maneuver against Oracle in the fast-growing ...SAP Agrees to Acquire Ariba in $4.3 Billion DealBloombergSAP to Buy Ariba for $4.3 Billion in Cloud-Computing PushSan Francisco ChronicleSAP To Buy...  

Kansas City StarSBA Honors Small Business ChampionsMarketWatch (press release)WASHINGTON, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The US Small Business Administration today honored nine champions of small business, including a service disabled veteran who is passionate about helping fellow vet entrepreneurs; an African American ...Health-Care Costs a Top Concern for Small Business WeekFox BusinessIt's time to celebrate small businessHouston...