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The U.S. decision to dial back military aid to Egypt has roused fears among Washington's regional allies that the U.S. commitment to Middle East security is dropping on the list of America's global priorities.
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South Africa's government will hold talks with foreign auto makers in the wake of protracted labor strikes that dented industry production and forced BMW to rule out an expansion in the country.
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Shipping executives in Oslo plan to launch a bank to meet fresh demand for finance amid optimism that the long downturn in shipping has reached bottom.
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In a surprise move, Canada blocked a deal led by Egyptian telecom entrepreneur Naguib Sawiris for a Manitoba Telecom unit, citing national security.
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GlaxoSmithKline intends to submit an experimental malaria vaccine for regulatory approval next year.
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Steel production to more than double at Algerian plant to meet car industry's rising demand.
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Somalia's government is in talks with some of the world's biggest energy companies in an attempt to restart oil exploration in the war-torn country, an adviser said.
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Car-parts workers in South Africa on Sunday accepted a double-digit pay increase, ending a four-week strike that kept tens of thousands of vehicles from being produced.
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Auto makers including BMW, Ford and Toyota are the latest casualties in clashes between corporate South African and organized labor that have racked the nation's mining and brewing industries.
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Kenya is pushing back its first international bond issuance until early next year, a treasury official said, the latest setback for an African economic powerhouse.
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Air Zimbabwe is flying again after nearly a year and a half, its recovery from financial mismanagement and political instability a point of pride for the government. But not everyone is on board.
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Zimbabwean-born NoViolet Bulawayo is the first black African female to be on the Man Booker prize shortlist for her novel "We Need New Names." An interview with the author.
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Islamist militants had enough people, firepower and preparation to repulse Saturday's attack by U.S. Navy SEALs—and deliver another message that strategic parts of Somalia remain in their hands.
Mayhem in Egypt. The SEAL raid in Somalia. A Libya snatch and grab. We track some of the most compelling stories from around the world in a segment called The Foreign Bureau.
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Navy SEALs carried out a strike in Somalia aimed at capturing a leader of the al-Shabaab militant group, while U.S. commandos in Libya captured a man suspected of taking part in the 1998 American Embassy bombings.
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Joe Morgenstern: "Captain Phillips," starring Tom Hanks, is an exciting new film about a container ship hijacked by Somali pirates. It's based on a true story—and that's part of the problem.
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Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan was freed after being kidnapped by gunmen from the hotel where he resides.
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The Kenyan and Tanzanian governments and nongovernmental groups are conducting a weeklong aerial survey of animals in their shared ecosystem of Amboseli-West Kilimanjaro. See photos from Kenya's Amboseli National Park.
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Shell has shut the Trans Niger Pipeline, deferring 150,000 barrels of oil a day after leaks were discovered at three places on the pipeline.
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President Obama decides to split the Cairo baby.
Egypt bristled over Washington's plan to reduce military aid to Egypt, saying the country would consider altering certain agreements with the U.S.
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A raid in Tanzania has netted 11 suspects police say are linked to al-Shabaab, the al Qaeda affiliate, in a sign of how security forces in East Africa are working to penetrate terror networks after a four-day siege on a Kenyan shopping mall.
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The Obama administration is set to suspend most financial assistance to Egypt, except aid targeted for defense of Israel and counterterrorism operations.
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A Tunisian man was being held over his possible role in bringing to Italy a ship packed with hundreds of African migrants that sank last week, killing most of the people on board.
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A string of attacks killed nine members of Egypt's security forces in what the government said was retaliation by Islamic militants.
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A Tunisian man was being held over his possible role in bringing to Italy a ship packed with hundreds of African migrants that sank last week, killing most of the people on board.
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Tear gas was used to disperse crowds in Cairo and around the country, just two days ahead of opposing rallies that could result in violence.
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Guinea's political opposition demanded that the results from last weekend's legislative election be invalidated, vowing to protest in the streets if their concerns about fraud and irregularities aren't addressed.
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