The Security Council today called on all parties in Côte d’Ivoire to join forces to complete the remaining tasks – including the publication of the final voter list – ahead of the much-delayed presidential elections, scheduled to be held late next month.By allafrica.com

Although international oil companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria have been expressing reservations about the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the proposed legislation yesterday got the endorsement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).By allafrica.com

An international observer group on Guinea has recommended setting up an international commission of inquiry into last month’s crackdown that news reports say claimed more than 150 lives. Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) are expected to meet on Saturday to discuss the Guinea crisis. They have called on Guinea’s ruler, [...]

Guinea says it has sealed a massive mining deal with a Chinese firm, as protests against the ruling junta continue.By news.bbc.co.uk

The Security Council today called on all parties in Côte d’Ivoire to join forces to complete the remaining tasks – including the publication of the final voter list – ahead of the much-delayed presidential elections, scheduled to be held late next month.By allafrica.com

Although international oil companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria have been expressing reservations about the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the proposed legislation yesterday got the endorsement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).By allafrica.com

An international observer group on Guinea has recommended setting up an international commission of inquiry into last month’s crackdown that news reports say claimed more than 150 lives. Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) are expected to meet on Saturday to discuss the Guinea crisis. They have called on Guinea’s ruler, [...]

A Coalition of Civil Society and Human Rights Organisations in Senegal has called for the removal of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) headquarters out of Banjul, Gambia amid the threats on the livelihood of the Commission members working in that country.
The move came barely two weeks after President Yahya Jammeh threaten…By [...]

An international observer group on Guinea has recommended setting up an international commission of inquiry into last month’s crackdown that news reports say claimed more than 150 lives. Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) are expected to meet on Saturday to discuss the Guinea crisis. They have called on Guinea’s ruler, [...]

DR Congo and Angola agree to end a spate of deportations of each other’s citizens, a minister tells the BBC.By news.bbc.co.uk

Civil society groups are blaming conditions set by the International Monetary Fund for saddling patients with high medical bills and increasing the prevalence of infectious diseases such as Aids and tuberculosis.By allafrica.com

A leaked government report into the sale of Ghana’s state-owned telecoms firm to Vodafone says it was “illegal”.By news.bbc.co.uk

Despite a looming global financial downturn, Rwanda’s economy showed resilience, growing at an average of nine percent in the first half of 2009.By allafrica.com

A Spanish judge charges two Somali men with piracy-related offences after a Spanish fishing vessel is seized off the coast.By news.bbc.co.uk

The Security Council today called on all parties in Côte d’Ivoire to join forces to complete the remaining tasks – including the publication of the final voter list – ahead of the much-delayed presidential elections, scheduled to be held late next month.By allafrica.com

UN peacekeepers are criticised for supporting a government military offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo.By news.bbc.co.uk

Although international oil companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria have been expressing reservations about the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the proposed legislation yesterday got the endorsement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).By allafrica.com

Guinea says it has sealed a massive mining deal with a Chinese firm, as protests against the ruling junta continue.By news.bbc.co.uk

Italian police arrest two North Africans suspected of assisting a bomb attack on an army barracks in Milan.By news.bbc.co.uk

A Mutare magistrate will today rule whether or not MDC-T treasurer-general Roy Bennett should be indicted for trial in the High Court on Monday on charges of possessing arms for purposes of terrorism and banditry and inciting acts of insurgency.By allafrica.com