Madagascar's President Hery Rajaonarimampianina on Sunday refused to yield to opposition demands that he resign from office, following eight days of anti-government protests in the capital. I am president by the will of the Malagasy people. There are millions of people who voted for me, it would really betray the people to resign, the presiden ...

French industrialist Vincent Bollore went on the offensive Sunday over the corruption charges brought against him over his business dealings in Africa, claiming the case was rooted in prejudice about the continent. In an opinion article in French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche the head of the Bollore Group, who was charged in connection with the ...

A spectacular probe into French tycoon Vincent Bollore over suspected graft in Africa marks a rare exception among corporate titans doing business south of the Sahara. Bollore -- charged on Wednesday over contracts to operate ports in Guinea and Togo -- is by far the most prominent business leader to be investigated in France for suspicious acti ...

Mozambique is going nuts about cashews, and they're boosting the economy's health. The country's cashew nut industry, one of the world's biggest, was dealt a body blow first by the 1977-1992 civil war and then by a controversial World Bank assistance package. Now, the government is looking to help the curved, nutrient-packed nut to recover it ...