Africa

The epidemic is financially hurting Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

Energy shortages are an obstacle to business and an opportunity for investment.

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A mining conference kicks off in Cape Town as platinum workers go on strike.

The Safari Club of Dallas, Texas wants to auction off the right to shoot an endangered black rhinoceros... for conservation purposes.

After two decades of bloodshed, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the main rebel group in the country are expected to sign a peace deal today. Could this be the development needed to put this country, rich in natural resources, on a path toward economic stability?

American companies are trying to figure out how to make money in Africa.

Nigeria could soon pass South Africa to become Africa’s biggest economy, but only because it’s changing how it calculates its GDP.

Rwanda is laying the groundwork to one day become a competitor to Silicon Valley.

Some fear the closures could hurt immigrants -- Somali expatriates in particular -- who rely on the transfer services to send funds back home.