Blaze hits major Nigeria oil pipeline
Lagos, Nigeria - A fire broke out at a major pipeline in southern Nigeria, Africa's largest petrol producer, police said on Tuesday, adding they had...
S.Africa says improving relationship with US ‘a priority’
Johannesburg, South Africa - South Africa considers improving its relationship with the United States a "priority", President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday after Washington expelled Pretoria's...
Algeria rejects French deportation drive in latest row
Algiers, Algeria - Algeria on Monday opposed a French bid to deport several dozen Algerians, rejecting "threats" and "ultimatums" by Paris as the two countries'...
M23 shuns DR Congo peace talks at 11th hour after sanctions
Kinshasa, DR Congo - The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday's peace talks with the DR Congo government in the Angolan capital...
Gabon’s leader Oligui Nguema, a strategist for power
Libreville, Gabon - Gabon's General Brice Oligui Nguema has sought to carve out an image as a positive, empathetic leader, far from his military strongman...
