Financial and business news from Africa
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The UN Economic Commission for Africa has declared the continent's economic slump over
East Africa moves closer to economic integration with new currency deal
Zimbabwe does a U-turn on import tariffs following criticism from industry
Did President Mandela's visit to London pay for itself?
A new commonwealth, CPLP, is born but African leaders insist on ditching sentimentality
South Africa's clothing industry faces crippling strikes
The economic crisis in Burundi deepens as sanctions bite
A report on South Africa's drug vigilantes
Equatorial Guinea joins the African Petroleum Producers Association
Bodies pile up in the morgues as 60,000 civil servants go on strike in Zimbabwe
The winner of the African Finance Minister for a competition year is announced
Corruption exposed in Benin's cotton industry
How the Somali economy grew without a central government
Bauxite mining in Sierra Leone suffers a major setback
The World Bank and the IMF agree an African debt relief package
The 10-day VAT strike collapses in Uganda
Sanctions on Burundi are reinforced following its refusal to negotiate
The Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions is formed but is it a sweetheart union?
Benin's budget is criticised by unions despite slashing government pay and allowances
The resignation of the Tanzanian finance minster
East Africa finance ministers express their hope for the new federation
Why Egypt's economic reform is looking good
The International Labour Organisation says there is enough work for all
Ethiopian insurance corporation counts the cost of the Ethiopian Airline crash
Ghana's economy under Jerry Rawlings
The chief executive of the Ashanti mining company looks back on the last 12 months
Special edition on the level of corruption in the world of business
An end of year review - looking back on the finance events that shaped the year
The Algerian budget appears to set an optimistic tone for the new year
The Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO) has gone up for sale