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Lawyers call off strike in Côte d’Ivoire

Ivorian lawyers Thursday ended their indefinite strike which began 11 November in protest against the "breach of violation" of o n e of their members, ...

Sierra Leone police arrest 3 over bank robbery

Three people have been arrested and detained by detectives of the Sierra Leonean Criminal Investigations Department for allegedl y breaking into

Zimbabwe economic downturn forces nickel miner to close shop

Bindura Nickel Corporation, Zimbabwe's sole producer o f the mineral, announced Friday it was suspending mining operations because of t h e economic ...

Shell shuts down major gas plant in Nigeria

The Nigerian subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell Thursday announced ''the temporary shut down'' of the Soku gas plant in Rivers State, in the country's ...

Namibian zinc miners will not cut production despite economic woes

Namibian zinc and lead miners said Wednesday that the fall in the prices of zinc on the international market amid a slowdown in globa l economic growth

Namibian PM warns of effects of global economic recession

Namibian Prime Minister Nahas Angula said Tuesday that the slowdown in global economic growth would seriously hurt Namibia's economic growth

Zambia’s foreign miners threaten to sue govt over tax

Some foreign mine owners in Zambia have threatened to su e the government over the new tax regime for the mining sector, the state-run Zambia Daily ...

Ethiopia to accelerate export trade amid soaring earnings

Ethiopia's export earnings shot up by 25 per cent to hit US$ 1.5 billion, up from US$ 1.2 billion last year, as Prime Minister Me l es Zenawi launched ...

Suez Canal under threat from Somali piracy

The increase in piracy off t he coast of Somalia that has l eft dozens of ships hijacked this year is threatening one of Egypt's main source s of income,

ADB publishes statistics on global financial crisis

The African Development Bank (ADB) Thursday started the daily publication of statistics on the current global financial crisis, the bank said in a statement. ...

Pay hike for Zambian President, others

The Zambian parliament has increased salaries and allowances for the president, ministers, deputy ministers, members of parliament and other constitutional ...

Nairobi bourse chief’s resignation confirmed

Although the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) Chief Chris Mw ebesa resigned a month ago, it was only on Wednesday that the press got wind of t he abrupt end of his reign. ...
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