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Spanish- illegal Trouvadore slave ship discovered Marine archaeologists have found the remains of a slave ship wrecked off the Turks and Caicos Islands in 1841, setting free the ancestors of many current residents of those islands. 26 Nov 2008
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Africans gear up to celebrate "First black American President" Africans organized all-night parties to watch the U.S. election results roll in, determined to celebrate a moment in history as Barack Obama tries to become the first black American president. 04 Nov 2008
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New York could get first African-American governor David A. Paterson would become the first African-American governor of New York if the current governor, Eliot Spitzer, resigns in the wake of allegations of ties to prostitution. 11 Mar 2008
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Home-based programs cut African AIDS deaths: study Providing HIV drug cocktails to people in their homes can cut AIDS-related deaths substantially in poor, rural areas of Africa, researchers said on Friday. 29 Feb 2008
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Reliance acquires African fuel retailer Reliance Industries (RIL), India's most valuable company in terms of market capitalization, has acquired a majority stake in Mauritius-headquartered Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation (GAPCO), a petroleum distribution company with a significant presence in East Africa in the petroleum downstream sector, becoming the first Indian company to buy petroleum retail assets outside India. 06 Sep 2007
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Tata Steel strikes deal with Australian mining co. for stake in African coal project India's largest private steel producer, Tata Steel has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Australian mining finance house, Riversdale Mining, to acquire a 35 percent stake in its Mozambique Coal Project for $86.75 million (A$100 million; Rs. 347 crore). 19 Aug 2007
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EU's ban on African 'flying coffins' raises safety concerns and questions The ban on 92 airlines (most of them originating from Africa) by the European Union (EU) from its airspace highlights the unsolved problem faced by the impoverished nations of Africa where planes are six times more likely to crash than elsewhere and passengers fly with a prayer. 31 Mar 2006
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Exodus of Africans to Europe Stirs Crisis African migrants desperate to escape the world's poorest continent are streaming through Mauritania to embark on a perilous ocean voyage to Europe that has already killed hundreds. 16 Mar 2006
