Nigeria announces power grid sale, repair
Nigeria's president announced a multi-billion-dollar plan Thursday to repair and privatize the oil-rich nation's decrepit national power grid that forces people to rely on private generators to provide electricity.
Egypt picks site for its first nuclear powerplant
The Egyptian president announced plans Wednesday to start building the country's first nuclear power plant at a site on the Mediterranean coast, ending a year of controversy over its possible location.
Plane Crashes in West Congo, Killing 19
Police say 19 passengers have been killed in a plane crash in western Congo and that there are two survivors.
South African police called off a search after three hours at an abandoned gold mine near Johannesburg on Friday, a day after finding four bodies in the shaft.
Zimbabwe auctions controversy-plagued diamonds
There's growing question over the origin of thousands of carats of rough diamonds being auctioned off in Zimbabwe...as there is mounting concern they are -blood diamonds
