Business & Economics

Great Leap Forward

04:01 GMT 30th January 2012

Intra-Africa trade has expanded significantly in the last decade, with regional heavyweights leading the charge. By Jeremy Stevens

No Let Up in Asia Ivory Smuggling

03:56 GMT 30th January 2012

The latest seizure of illegal ivory in Kenya signals a resurgence in elephant poaching and other endangered animals. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi

Angola's signing of several deals with major firms to explore for oil in ultra-deepwater or '(I) 'subsalt' offshore blocks means the country has entered a new era in the business, state oil company Sonangol's CEO was quoted as saying in December.

Johannesburg

01:11 GMT 26th January 2012

China's sovereign wealth fund has taken a 25 per cent in South Africa's unlisted but prominent Shanduka Group, the latest investment by the Asian giant keen to gain greater access to Africa's resources.

Lusaka

12:56 GMT 25th January 2012

Zambia's President Michael Sata has appointed as the country's chief prosecutor a renowned , corruption-busting lawyer, in a move seen as signalling his new government is serious about its fight against graft.

Mombasa

12:48 GMT 25th January 2012

Kenya seized 727 pieces of ivory in a container destined for Asia, a customs official said, the latest in a wave of ivory hauls in the east African country.

Abidjan

12:41 GMT 25th January 2012

Cote d'Ivoire will from this month start the forward selling of future cocoa crops, according to, a document outlining government plans to reverse a decade of liberalisation in the world's largest grower

Rabat

12:39 GMT 25th January 2012

Morocco's economy is feeling the impact of a slowdown in its main export markets in Europe but should still manage growth of 4-5 per cent this year, matching a downwardly revised growth estimate for 2011, its central bank said mid-December.

Striding Ahead

12:33 GMT 25th January 2012

Egypt and Kenya are emerging as Africa's ICT powerhouses, says a new UN report. By Tago Odher

Mixed Reception

12:24 GMT 25th January 2012

The Nigerian president's first budget has been praised and condemned in equal measure. By Nsineno May Anthony, Lagos

The Turning Point

12:13 GMT 25th January 2012

Africa's booming economy continues to defy expectations in a changing global order. By Joan Nimarkoh

Windhoek

01:08 GMT 25th January 2012

Business confidence in Namibia edged up for the sixth consecutive month in November, lifted by improved metal and meat prices, and looks set to stay in positive territory for some time, a survey showed.

Bangui

01:06 GMT 25th January 2012

French nuclear group Areva has suspended its uranium mining project in the Central African Republic for two years, following a fall in uranium prices following the Fukushima disaster, an Areva official said last month.