Silvio Berlusconi helped Col Muammar Gaddafi to gain the leadership of the African Union in 2009 with the help of two escort women.
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Robert Mugabe’s health ‘hurting Zimbabwe’
Robert Mugabe's health is failing and causing the country to suffer because important decisions cannot be taken without the Zimbabwean dictator, according to sources in the coalition government.
Morocco phosphate exports increase by 18.8%
Moroccan exports of phosphate increased last January by 18.8% to 2.94 billion dirhams (1 euro = 11 dirhams) as against 2.48 billion dirhams earned over the same period…
Orange Tunisia majority shareholder might be nationalized
Orange Tunisia may gain a new majority shareholder, following rumors that the incoming government is considering nationalizing the 51% held by Investec, owned by Marwan Mabrouk, the son-in-law…
World Bank Lauches Africa’s Recovery Strategy
The World Bank has launched a new strategic plan to enable Africa improve its competitiveness and create more jobs for the continent to alleviate poverty more effectively.
Nigeria destroys 500 illegal oil refineries in Niger Delta
Nigeria's security forces have destroyed another 500 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta area, in the latest move by the country to combat vandalization of oil pipelines and…
ICC orders Sudan rebels to stand trial over Darfur
THE HAGUE, March 8 (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court on Tuesday ordered two Sudanese rebels to stand trial for alleged crimes committed in the Darfur region.
Gaddafi forces attack rebel town in west
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi closed in on rebels in the western city of Zawiyah on Wednesday, surrounding them with tanks and snipers in…
Gunfire erupts in Abidjan, Gbagbo forces kill 4
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Thousands of women marched through Abidjan on Tuesday calling for Laurent Gbagbo to step down, but witnesses said security forces shot four people dead near…
Hundreds clash in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
Cairo - Attackers armed with knives and machetes on Wednesday waded into hundreds of pro-democracy activists in Cairo's Tahrir Square, state TV said, as insecurity raged in post-revolutionary…