Madagascar's Rajoelina will consolidate his legitimacy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on December 7 formally received transitional Malagasy head of...

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Australia set to pass watered-down resource tax

Official figures yesterday revealed third quarter GDP growth increased by 1%, faster than...

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Vote-counting is underway across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today, after the last...

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Nickel closed yesterday at 17,050 dollars per tonne on the London Metals Exchange (LME). The...

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National elections are being held today. The election campaign of the ruling People's Progressive...

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Southern African countries largely maintained stronger growth in 2011 despite a modest...

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A fall in the president's popularity, especially among poorer sections of the public, reflects...

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Growth in South Africa remained below potential in 2011, and the economic outlook is suffering as...

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Ghana's Chamber of Mines on November 17 warned that mining houses would have to re-examine their...

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West Africa's coastal states face a range of outlooks next year. Ghana, Senegal and Sierra Leone...

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