Gabon: An Agreement to Obtain an Oil Block
This is the first time in five years in Gabon: the signing of a new oil field exploration contract.
All oil operators have turned away from the country because of the adoption in 2014 of...
Egypt Hunger Strike Over Prison Cruelty
About 130 inmates at a prison in Egypt's capital, Cairo, have been on hunger strike for more than six weeks to protest against inhumane conditions and the denial of family visits, rights group Amnesty...
India President Announces $100m Loan for Benin
India's president has announced a loan of $100m (£82m) for developmental projects in Benin on a visit to the West African nation.
Ram Nath Kovind was received in Cotonou by President Patrice Talon on Monday...
