Brazil's ex-President Lula da Silva says Africa is more relevant than ever to developing nations like Brazil
Proposal provokes debate in West African country still searching for ways to manage its newfound oil wealth
Some say West-Africa-led invasion of Ivory Coast is unlikely, would aggravate the power crisis - though some key leaders do not agree
Ghana's growing drug addiction problem taking toll on families and medical system
Observers hope the treaty will bring stability to the region
Habré stands accused of orchestrating 40,000 political murders committed during his eight-year so-called Toyota war with Libya
Meeting held in Cameroon to discuss how continent's newspapers can survive flourishing Internet access
Human rights group says 200,000 Nigerians living along waterfront property could be made homeless by urban renewal, eviction drive
Election was originally scheduled for April of this year by President Francois Bozize
United Nations says rebel attacks and banditry are on rise in central Africa
News is a sign of growing tension within country's transitional government
For nearly 20 years, a ceasefire has kept separatists and Moroccan soldiers at a distance, across a 2,700 kilometer wall of sand
US allocates $10 million, works with governments of Ghana, Ivory Coast to help eradicate child labor in world's top cocoa growing region
Deputy mission chief says country has never been this close to holding long-awaited national elections, scheduled for October 31
Senegal is now one of a dozen African nations to win award for good governance
Backtracking on contracts awarded without competitive bidding prompts anti-corruption watchdog group to sound alarm
Senegal's security forces continue to torture prisoners, its ministers of state continue to block investigations of those claims
Group's medical advisor says more preparations needed before onset of yearly hunger months
Finance Minister says his projection of Nigeria's future economic growth hinges on ability to sell off its disastrous electrical grid
Former military officers executed for trying to assassinate President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
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