Since the arrest of a man with a diplomatic bag containing 53kg of gold ingots, there has been no sign of Julien Fanambinana Soananata.

Moulay Idriss Filali, whose mother is King Mohammed VI's elder sister, is gradually expanding his economic empire. With help ...

Hassanein Hiridjee and his brother inherited businesses started by their father. Hassanein, a member of Madagascar's Indo-Pakistani community, has French nationality and is very much the modern ...

The Ivorian president will head to France on 15 January for personal reasons on a visit that coincides with his Angolan ...

After 30 years at the State House, President Yoweri Museveni, or "M7" to use his campaign nickname, is aiming at the age of 71 to obtain a fifth mandate, which he hopes to win thanks to his hold on ...

Former health minister in Djibouti, Mohamed Djama Elabe formed the Mouvement pour la Paix and Reconciliation before taking over at the head of the Front Uni de l'Opposition Djiboutienne (FUOD) in ...

Jean-Louis Billon is a case apart in Ivory Coast. He is heir to the leading private sector group, SIFCA, which was founded by his father, Pierre Billon, but is reputed to scorn networking in a country ...

Amid continuing tensions between France and Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou has chosen a new ambassador to take over its embassy in Paris.

The Rio Tinto representative arrived in Conakry a few days ago to discuss with Winning Consortium potential collaborations on the Simandou iron project's infrastructures.

Development works for the Mbalam-Nabeba cross-border iron ore mining project may soon commence. An official ceremony to mark the handover of equipment required to launch operations is due to be held ...

Three candidates have come forward as would-be successors to Central Bank of Libya (CBL) governor Al-Seddik Omar Al Kabir in the event that he should lose his job as a result of the as yet unlikely ...

Andry Rajoelina, who has been president of Madagascar's High Transitional Authority since March 2009, is Africa's youngest head of state. The controversial circumstances of his accession to high ...