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Mozambique is likely to present a revised mining law for approval in early 2012 with the aim of streamlining procedures and encouraging investment in its booming coal sector, according... 2011-12-30

President Robert Mugabe was endorsed as ZANU-PF's candidate at the next presidential election at a party conference in December. At the conference, Mugabe called for elections in 2012,... 2011-12-30

Regional election fever is set to grip Mauritius in early 2012, with 18 seats up for grabs in the Rodrigues Regional Assembly. The Mouvement Rodriguais (MR), Organisation du Peuple... 2011-12-30

President Jacob Zuma is coming under increasing pressure ahead of the governing African National Congress's (ANC) National Conference in 2012. There are many people who supported Zuma's... 2011-12-22

Namibia has expressed an interest in strengthening economic ties with Iran, noting that it could benefit greatly from Iranian expertise in extractive industries. Namibian Mines and... 2011-12-19

Zambian police have charged former Labour Minister Austin Liato with possession of stolen property after recovering ZMK2.1bn (US$415,800) from his farm. The money was hidden in two... 2011-12-16

UNICEF has rebuffed reports of a polio outbreak in Madagascar. It said confusion had occurred owing to the detection of vaccine-derived polio virus in three healthy children amid an... 2011-11-22

Growing unemployment and piracy were the key issues on the agenda for Foreign Minister Arvin Bolell during the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation meeting in Bangalore... 2011-11-22

M&D Construction and Electrical Company, owned by the brother of the chairperson of the NAD15bn (US$1.8bn) Targeted Intervention Programme For Employment And Economic growth (TIPEEG),... 2011-11-21

The governments of Mozambique and South Africa signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Pretoria on November 15 with the aim of dealing with maritime piracy. The MoU was signed... 2011-11-21