1 day ago - Nigeria's state oil company says that Nigeria, Algeria and Niger have signed an agreement to create a $10 billion trans-Saharan gas pipeline to ship gas to Europe.
2 days ago - The White House says it's worried about Niger President Mamadou Tandja's decision to dissolve his nation's top court in an apparent effort to extend power.
3 days ago - African leaders and Brazil's president called for greater cooperation to boost peace and development efforts as the 13th African Union summit of heads of state opened Wednesday.
3 days ago - Security forces in Niger on Tuesday arrested the country's main opposition leader, hours after he called for a general strike and accused the president of carrying out the equivalent of a coup by unilaterally dissolving the nation's top court.
4 days ago - Nuclear power giant Areva said Tuesday it would sell its transmission and development division in a bid to raise cash to shore up its balance sheet and fund future investments.
5 days ago - Oil prices rose to near $70 a barrel Monday on news that militants in Nigeria attacked an offshore oil platform belonging to Royal Dutch Shell PLC.
8 days ago - Oil prices followed stock markets lower on Friday and slipped below $70 a barrel as U.S. economic data showed that consumers' savings rate increasing faster than spending, renewing uncertainty over oil demand.
8 days ago - Oil prices rose above $71 a barrel Friday as renewed attacks on oil facilities in Nigeria raised supply concerns and as the dollar slipped further against the euro, drawing investors into commodities.
8 days ago - Oil prices rose above $71 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors mulled mixed signs about the strength of the U.S. economy and crude demand.
8 days ago - Oil prices held above $70 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors mulled mixed signs about the strength of the U.S. economy and crude demand.
12 days ago - Oil prices were down by more than $2 to below $68 a barrel Monday as the World Bank said the global economy would shrink by 2.9 percent this year, much worse than its March prediction for a contraction of 1.7 percent.
12 days ago - Oil prices fell to near $68 a barrel Monday on concerns over a weak U.S. economy and the dollar's rise, which tends to pull investors away from commodities.
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- African leaders and Brazil's president called for greater cooperation to boost peace and development efforts as the 13th African Union summit of heads of state opened Wednesday.
