Tullow buys 50% interest in licences

DUBLIN AND London-listed group Tullow Oil has acquired a 50 per cent interest in a number of licences covering the east African rift basins of Kenya and Ethiopia, an area of 97,000sq km.

Inter-Continental Cup winner to play in World Cup

KUALA LUMPUR: For the first time, the Volkswagen women’s table tennis World Cup will see a qualifying group being held to select one of the player for the main draw.

Former African child soldier helps Americans get fit

For most of his life, Tchicaya Missamou's warrior training made him into a killing machine. Now, he is using his skills to help Americans get fit.

Tullow continues Africa expansion

Dublin and London-listed group Tullow Oil has acquired a 50 per cent interest in a number of licences covering the East African Rift Basins of Kenya and Ethiopia, an area of 97,000 sq km.

Questor share tip: Afren is now a profitable pan-African oil play

It's always reassuring when a company in which you have invested swings into profit. It's even better when it looks like those profits will increase at a substantial rate next year. That's the situation we find ourselves in with oil explorer and producer Afren.

Lively Living Aboard Congo's River-Bound 'Villages'

Travel by water is the cheapest mode of transport in the Congo, and hundreds go by barge. From open-air ablutions and barter and trade on the water to the threat of rebel unrest, barge travel along the nearly 3,000-mile-long Congo River is full of activity punctuated just as often by delays. read...

Brooks Brothers, Estee Lauder, Nature Publishing: Intellectual Property

Brooks Brothers Inc. must face legal claims that the closely held apparel chain marked its bow ties with expired patent numbers, a court decision that may bolster similar lawsuits against more than 350 companies.

Congo-Brazzaville: Mobile HIV Test Unit a Hit

"I came here out of curiosity, but I ended up taking an AIDS test. I have the results," Gerard, 30 years old, told IPS. He adds, right before leaving: "The results are negative."

Why has Zain's African subscriber base fallen?

The subscriber base of Zain Telecom's African operations has “come down” by around six million, following its acquisition by Bharti Airtel.

SOCO International 1st Half Pretax Profit $32.14 Million Vs $45.74 Million

SOCO International 1st Half Pretax Profit $32.14 Million Vs $45.74 Million