Roula Khalaf from WORLD May 20, 2013

Tunisia has finally turned up the heat on the Salafis

Radical Islamist movement Ansar al-Shariah supporters clash with Tunisian police officers after Tunisia's Interior Ministry on Friday banned their annual conference supposed to be held in Kairouan, in Ettadhamen, near Tunis, Sunday May 19, 2013. Massive numbers of Tunisian police and army surrounded Tunisia's religious center of Kairouan to prevent a conference by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks around the country. (AP Photo/Nawfel) ©AFP

Stand-off comes to a head after attempt to defy state ban

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Nigerian air force attacks rebel camps

Offensive aims to crush Islamist insurgents

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Tiny Rowland’s maverick empire quietly vanishes

Lonrho agrees to £175m buyout deal

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Internet sales flourish in Nigeria

Convenience draws middle class to online shopping

From ENERGY May 14, 2013

Lonmin hit by fresh strike

Work halted at all 13 of the group’s shafts

From MARKETS May 13, 2013

South African platinum output at 11-year low

Wildcat strikes and labour unrest hit supplies

From ENERGY May 13, 2013

Lonmin shows signs of recovery

Interim profits triple at world’s third-largest platinum producer

From ENERGY May 10, 2013

Amplats scales back SA restructuring

New plan will affect 6,000 jobs instead of the original 14,000

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Nigeria signs up MasterCard for ID cards

Credit card provider moves into African market

From ENERGY May 8, 2013

AngloGold finance director becomes chief

Internal move comes amid unrest in South Africa

From WORLD May 7, 2013

Official says Somalia needs help on debt

African Development Bank president urges donors to boost reconstruction

From COMMENT May 6, 2013

South Africa: New power generation

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Heritage Oil defends Nigerian investment

Energy group remains bullish over oilfields despite output falls

From INDUSTRIALS Apr 30, 2013

Orascom settles Egyptian tax dispute

Construction group agrees to pay E£7bn

From WORLD Apr 29, 2013

Suitors in bidding war for Maroc Telecom

Abu Dhabi’s Etisalat and Qatar’s Ooredoo aim to expand regional reach

From MEDIA Apr 26, 2013

Banks to swap debt for Irish media stake

INM to cut net debt of €422m in financial restructuring

Apr 25, 2013

Opinion: Africa leads the charge

Africa can build on its success in the campaign against malaria, says Fatoumata Nafo-Traoré

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Nigeria’s Dangote Cement lifts revenues 24%

Nigeria’s largest company has London IPO in its sights

From WORLD Apr 23, 2013

Cartoonist taps fears over Mandela legacy

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