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South Africa’s Gordhan calls for tax crackdown
Finance minister argues that tax avoidance and evasion by multinational corporations is draining essential revenues from developing countries
China seeks Africa joint ventures
China’s state-backed Africa investment fund is seeking to break new ground by pushing Chinese companies to build infrastructure through joint ventures with African governments, according to a senior executive
S Africa starts lobbying for 2020 Olympics
South Africa began laying the basis for a bid to host the 2020 Olympics when the most senior organiser of the 2010 World Cup dared Olympic organisers to turn down the chance to bring the games to the African continent for the first time
China pledges $10bn in loans to Africa
Wen Jiabao, China’s premier, has pledged $10bn in new low-cost loans to Africa over the next three years and defended China’s engagement against accusations it is ‘plundering’ the continent’s oil and minerals
Puzzle remains as dog of war returns
If Simon Mann was a dog of war, by the time he emerged from the notorious Black beach prison in Equatorial Guinea this week he looked thoroughly de-fanged
Turkey defends Bashir invitation
President Abdullah Gul accused the European Union of ‘interfering’ by asking Ankara to withdraw an invitation for Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Sudan’s indicted president, to attend an Islamic summit in Istanbul
South Africa to sign deal with Zimbabwe
South Africa is close to signing an investment treaty, paving the way for what could be a rise in private sector investment in its troubled northern neighbour, according to officials in both countries
South Africa drops Airbus contract
The government says it has no choice but to pull out because of failure to deliver the A400M on time and to budget, dealing yet another blow to the struggling pan-European aircraft programme
Editorial: Coup de theatre
Rich as it may be in oil, the US and other allies of Equatorial Guinea have little to gain long term in overlooking the regime’s abuse
ICC to launch inquiry into Kenya violence
Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has announced after arriving in Kenya that he will seek to open an official investigation into the post-election violence that rocked the country in 2008
