NAIROBI: The African Union's envoy said Wednesday that mediators in the Ivory Coast political crisis will "go the extra mile" to negotiate Laurent Gbagbo's removal from power to avoid the bloodshed that would likely occur if force is used.
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NAIROBI: The European Union's anti-piracy naval force said Tuesday that they have caught 16 suspected Somali pirates in the past five days with the help of the Seychelles Coast Guard.
Also on Tuesday, the Polish captain of an oil tanker said (...)
NAIROBI: Britain's overseas investment arm plans to invest about $300 million a year in coming years in African companies because the continent is registering high economic growth rates and it has become easier to do business in Africa.
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NAIROBI: Africa s largest trade bloc endorsed a tax plan Tuesday designed to make it cheaper and easier to do business on an impoverished continent struggling to lure foreign investors.
The tax union endorsed at a summit of (...)
