CAIRO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's National Energy Company (TAQA) said its total investments had reached $30 billion held across 11 countries by the end of 2018, Emirates state news agency (WAM) reported on Monday.
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Newmont Mining Corp said on Monday it would buy smaller rival Goldcorp Inc for $10 billion, creating the world's biggest gold producer in the face of dwindling easy-to-find reserves of the precious metal.
HARARE (Reuters) - Low-cost African airline Fastjet cancelled its remaining flights to and from Zimbabwe on Monday due to political unrest, it said in a statement on Twitter.
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's two best known opposition figures have been barred from running in presidential elections next month, the Constitutional Council said on Monday, increasing President Macky Sall's chances of securing a second term in office.
ABIDJAN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Dry weather in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week could hinder the development of the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday.
MILAN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Footballers in Italy's Serie A should stage sit-down protests on the pitch if there is racist chanting during a match, former Juventus, AC Milan and Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello suggested on Monday.
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's High Court on Monday rejected a petition from some opposition leaders to halt parliamentary debate on draft legislation they say would criminalize many legitimate political activities and cement "one-party" rule.
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court will rule on Tuesday over former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo's request to be acquitted and released after more than seven years in custody.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir reiterated on Monday that he would not step down after weeks of violent protests and calls for him to quit over a worsening economic crisis.
HARARE (Reuters) - Protesters barricaded roads and burned tyres in a suburb of Zimbabwe's capital Harare on Monday, two days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a massive fuel price hike in an effort to stem a deepening economic crisis.
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe police were deployed in Harare on Monday to patrol and stop and search citizens after protests erupted over a sharp increase in the price of fuel, the Home Affairs Minister said.
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A second African bloc has called for a recount of Democratic Republic of Congo's contested presidential election, raising pressure on Kinshasa to fix a dispute that could fan unrest.
HARARE (Reuters) - Protesters barricaded roads and burned tyres in a suburb of Zimbabwe's capital Harare on Monday, two days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's announced a massive fuel price surge in an effort to stem a deepening economic crisis.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The surprise outcome of Congo's election - a vote meant to bring closure to years of turmoil under President Joseph Kabila - has done little to ease uncertainty for miners and investors in a country crucial to the electric vehicle revolution.
HARARE (Reuters) - A drastic 150 percent overnight rise in Zimbabwe's fuel prices failed on Sunday to ease a nationwide petrol and diesel shortage caused by a lack of hard currency.
KINSHASA (Reuters) - An influential African bloc urged Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday to recount votes cast in its disorganised presidential election, raising pressure on Kinshasa to ensure the legitimacy of the next government and avert widespread violent unrest.
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