"Approved by Parliament. Waiting to be signed into law." Since 25 April, these nine words have described the status of the ...

The firm Greenstone Mining - a company based in Swaziland but with British shareholders - has found a well-known local partner in order to give impetus to its grandiose projects in Mozambique. These ...

MAROCINVEST FINANCE GROUP has just started up business as a new investment consultant. It has a registered venture/development capital of $20 million. Its shareholders include the World Bank affiliate ...

The young Libyan company Arkenu Oil Co has the wind in its sails thanks to Arabian Gulf Oil Co (AGOCO). It is emerging as the National Oil Corp (NOC) subsidiary's new favourite partner, having scored ...

After pledging to finance military equipment for the country's army and training 300 of its gendarmes, the European Union may provide training for forest rangers in the Comoé National Park who face ...

The chairman of Southern Ethiopia Peoples' Democratic Coalition (SEPDC) and National Democratic Coalition (NDC) was elected chairman of the conference for peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia, held in ...

A close supporter of Somali National Alliance leader Mohamed Farah Aideed and a top SNA official, Mohamed Nur Gutale "Dhalbas" was released by UNOSOM 2 forces in Mogadiscio on October 19. He is the ...

Cameroon's national oil firm Société nationale des hydrocarbures (SNH) is anxiously seeking solutions to revive the country's morose oil industry, plagued by unrest in the anglophone and potentially ...

SIPEX (Sonatrach International Petroleum Exploration & Production) announced it had found gas and oil on the onshore A1-65/02 block in the Ghadames basin in Libya.

A Tunisian consultant, Ridha Mahjoub, has just set up Star Export to advise companies seeking to set up shop in Algeria and Libya. Star Export is to open offices in both countries. Mahjoub’s partner ...

Expected for some months, the resignation of Mostapha Terrab as head of ARNT (Agence Nationale de Reglementation des Telecommunications) was confirmed by the palace. King Mohammed VI named Othmane ...

The leaders of the ruling Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) who are faithful to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi are seeking to use the same legal weapon against the party's current dissidents that ...