Militants fire mortars around Mali city of Kidal during presidential election
Militants fired 10 mortar shells around the northern Mali city of Kidal, including one that exploded near a polling station
Talk Africa: 10th BRICS Summit
Leaders from the world’s biggest emerging markets are in Johannesburg this week, for the 10th BRICS annual summit. Top on
Chinese president back home after Asian and African visits, BRICS summit
President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing Sunday after state visits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Senegal, Rwanda and South
Regional energy experts set to meet in Kenya on sustained markets
Energy experts from Eastern and Southern Africa including Indian Ocean region are set to meet in Nairobi from Monday to
Mali goes to polls after five years of jihad, insecurity
Malian voters are due to decide on Sunday on whether or not to give President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita a second
China Focus: Chinese companies take root, flourish in Africa
When Hisense, a Chinese consumer electronics company, opened its plant in South Africa in 2013, local employees took the bus
AU chair hails enhanced BRICS-Africa cooperation
African Union (AU) Chairperson Paul Kagame said strengthening cooperation with BRICS on areas of industrialisation and peace and security will
Egypt seeks 75 death sentences, refers cases to Mufti
An Egyptian court said on Saturday it would transfer the cases of 75 people accused of security-related offences, including senior
BRICS leaders hold informal meeting on creating closer ties
BRICS is a group of five major emerging national economies – namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. At
Integrity unit backs new IAAF anti-doping rules
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has welcomed new anti-doping regulations in the sport that put greater responsibility on national federations.