Some of Africa's leaders have urged closer co-operation within the continent on energy and infrastructure projects to help its growth prospects.

Speaking at Davos, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma urged massive investment in infrastructure to promote trade within Africa.

Simple rule for survival in Tanzania’s media – whether you are an editor, reporter, columnist, printer, or even news-vendor....be careful what you say.

Thanks to controversial laws on Tanzania’s books, an article considered libellous by the state can get anyone in trouble.

The expansion and reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, initially scheduled to start from Lagos, will now start at the Ibadan end of the road.

Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has welcomed the arrangement and offered to support Bi-Courtney Highways Services Limited in speeding up the modernisation project.

The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan are meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to discuss a deepening crisis over sharing their oil wealth

When South Sudan became independent last July, Sudan lost most of its oil.

The Auditor-General, Mr Richard Q. Quartey is recommending that public office holders whose negligence leads to the award of debilitating judgement debts against the state should be surcharged.

He said the payment of judgement debts, some of which he believes are totally avoidable, was a drain on the national coffers.