What does the adventure of Simon Mann and his band of latter-day mercenaries who plotted to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea, teach Africa and the world? Simple. In the words of the British journalist, Alice Thomson: “Interfering Europeans, whether they come clutching guns or a microphone, should stay at home.” More...

In what could be a defining moment in South Africa’s nascent constitutional democracy, judges of the highest court of the land, the Constitutional Court, have publicly accused another judge of improperly trying to influence a decision. And it is no ordinary judicial decision as it relates to the political future of the country – the trial of Jacob Zuma, the president of the ruling ANC. Pusch Commey reports from Johannesburg. More...

President Umaru Yar’Adua visited London in mid-July and told British investors that his country was open for business. “Nigeria is more a gas country than oil, and as the government cleans up the environment for business, it is inviting investors across the board to come and participate in all sectors of the economy”, he said. Below is the main part of his speech. More...