Rising global oil prices may keep oil-trade deficits and subsidy costs elevated for ASEAN economies.
Africa loses billions of dollars annually to tax evasion, but progress in St. Petersburg this week could begin to change that.
Aliko Dangote has signed a $3.3 billion financing deal to build Africa's biggest refinery in Nigeria.
Europeans are still very pessimistic, the Chinese are the most optimistic.
The plight of desperate people seeking work in foreign countries has added two more grim chapters.
Governors from the north and south have formed a splinter group to challenge the ruling PDP.
Big retailers like Wal-Mart and Carrefour are looking to take advantage of Africa's increasing wealth.
A series of oil sector factors has pushed oil well above $100 per barrel.
Though it's not uncommon to see multiple wives, Kenya isn't quite ready for multiple husbands.
A satellite imagery company is tracking humanitarian crises in Africa, getting hard-to-reach data that could save lives.
A shadowy network of Nigerian thieves is having an unprecedented impact on the country's economy, and worldwide oil production.
In the U.S., revised Q2 GDP should indicate steady momentum.
A USAID resiliency program for Niger and Burkina Faso has been delayed by a search for contractors.
The death of extremist militia leader Abubakar Shekau would be significant, but not a game-changer, for Nigeria.
Chelsea host Hull City on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.
With two of Japan's nuclear reactors down for servicing, the nation is looking for LNG that is readily available.
The treaty known as ATT hasn't gained much traction globally, but proponents hope more nations will be inspired to follow Nigeria's lead.
At least 44 people were gunned down during morning prayers Sunday.
As African economies grow at breakneck speeds, the U.S. is reexamining old import/export laws.
Western Union is trying to shed its old-fashioned image by getting hitched to a Nigerian mobile money enterprise.
Severe widespread lead poisoning in Bagega was discovered in 2010, but cleanup measures only began in February 2013.
The oil company's Q2 profits dropped 60 percent because of higher exploration costs, production disruptions, and a write-down of shale assets.