Ed Sheeran is right — the Christmas classic is painfully out of step with reality, much to the detriment of the continent
Financing delays blamed on protests will not derail crude project, says minister at COP climate summit
Legislative elections set to give President Bassirou Diomaye Faye strong mandate to pursue ambitious reforms
Resolute Mining says it is working to release three executives from detention
Court seeks to halt blockade on abandoned Stilfontein mine over concerns that hundreds hidden underground are at risk
Africa’s richest man in talks with international banks for funds as he sets sights on ending country’s reliance on imports
Energy minister Tom Alweendo eyes economic boon as population grows restive ahead of elections
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Company’s stock drops 10 per cent in London where it is still trading
Resolute Mining chief and colleagues held as junta want greater share of gold producers’ profits
Resolute Mining says Terence Holohan and other executives were in Bamako to discuss claims made against company
Fragile states worry they may have to wait years before receiving assistance
Civil war creeps closer to an archaeological site with more pyramids than the whole of Egypt
Critics say ruling party is creating a false narrative to justify its heavy crackdown following disputed elections
Who will clean up the environmental mess when Shell and others pull out of the Niger Delta?
Relations between African nation and diamond group frayed before Duma Boko’s election
Political instability and meagre investment hobble large parts of the world
Growing competition from synthetic stones hits southern African country’s economy
Lower GDP projection comes despite coalition’s charm offensive to win over foreign investors
Wily rodents deployed to sniff out illicit flows of rhino horns, elephant tusks and pangolin scales
Sudan’s brutal civil war is taking a devastating toll on the country’s health facilities
A pan-continental body is not a cure-all for its debt problems
Meeting on Tuesday is needed to release more crude for refinery, says industrialist
Company raises $110mn from investors including Google despite slowdown in fundraising for African start-ups
