Voice of America
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:31
Tullow Oil's suspension of drilling in Kenya after weekend protests shows that popular impatience for a share of the spoils is compounding the problems energy firms face building an oil and gas industry from scratch in east Africa.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:28
A spokesman for the African Union (AU) says high ranking officials from the group will meet in the Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, Abidjan Tuesday to promote security and stability on the continent.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:22
The U.N. Security Council met Monday to discuss the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting between M23 rebels and the army flared over the past few days, resulting in the death of one U.N. peacekeeper and the displacement of several thousand Congolese.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:20
South Sudan plans to auction licenses for a yet-to-be determined number of new petroleum exploration blocks once it has finished mapping them, a senior energy ministry official said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:18
A new report says the United States is intensifying efforts to help catch fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 08:59
Somali security forces have raided and closed Radio Shabelle, a popular independent broadcasting station located in Mogadishu.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 08:56
Madagascar's first presidential election since a military-backed coup was free and fair, European Union (EU) and Southern African observers said on Sunday, as early results trickled out two days after the poll.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 08:55
A tribe residing in a disputed border region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan held a unilateral vote Sunday to decide which country to join.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 08:54
The U.N. Security Council is set to discuss the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, as fighting between rebels and soldiers continued there for a fourth day.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 08:52
Fighting between rebels and government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo continued for a third day Sunday with the government saying its troops recaptured two more towns from M23 rebels.