10+ hour, 29+ min ago  (155+ words) globalpost. com Guinea Is Taking On Mining Companies to Get Back "Its Fair Share" Upgrade and listen to live audio transcription The West African country of Guinea has one of the world"s largest deposits of bauxite, an essential material…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago  (120+ words) Upgrade and listen to live audio transcription Zimbabwe's government introduced a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's time in office until 2030, despite criticism from the country's divided opposition and some veterans of the country's liberation war. The…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (516+ words) One day, Zambians may live on two continents. Scientists recently found that a new tectonic plate is forming deep underground in the country and may eventually split Africa with a new ocean, right through the country. But that is millions…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (245+ words) Zimbabwe said this week it will return 67 foreign-owned farms and pay $146 million in compensation to landowners whose properties were seized during its land reform program more than two decades ago. Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka told lawmakers that the agreement settles…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (718+ words) Just a few years ago, economists labeled Zimbabwe's economy a "basket case." Now, they say it's booming as it rides the waves of a gold rush. That's quite a turnaround for a country that not so long ago grappled with…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (347+ words) China on Thursday rejected US accusations that it pressured African countries to block Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's travel, calling the claims "baseless" after his planned trip was canceled due to revoked overflight permits. Taiwan said this week that Seychelles, Mauritius…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (362+ words) Rwanda has warned it may withdraw its troops from operations against the Islamic State militant group in northern Mozambique after the United States imposed sanctions on its military last month. Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said last month that Kigali…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (667+ words) Recently, Malagasy President Michael Randrianirina announced that members of his cabinet must undergo a lie detector test. It's part of his plan to eliminate corruption in the public sector. Still, he is tempering his expectations. The new test is just…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (330+ words) The Rwandan government announced on Tuesday that it had filed proceedings with the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration, saying the British government had canceled the deal "without prior notice " contrary to the spirit of the partnership that had always characterized…...