Independent news and analysis, uncompromised by government and corporate interests. http://www.rebelnews.org/business/africa 2010-09-03T00:51:56Z Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management 2010-08-31T08:12:00Z 2010-08-31T08:12:00Z http://www.rebelnews.org/business/africa/381448-blair-mugabe-secretly-forge-close-ties PressTV syria-welcome@googlegroups.com

<img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/381448/lotfi_morteza20100830155630857.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" height="100" width="100" /> <p>The Former UK Prime Minister has secretly hosted the Zimbabwean President in a bid to win lucrative trade deals for Britain, newly declassified documents revealed.</p> <p>The documents published by daily Independent showed that the Labor-led government under Tony Blair and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe forged close relationships after Blair took office.</p>

<img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/381448/lotfi_morteza20100830155630857.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" height="100" width="100" /> <p>The Former UK Prime Minister has secretly hosted the Zimbabwean President in a bid to win lucrative trade deals for Britain, newly declassified documents revealed.</p> <p>The documents published by daily Independent showed that the Labor-led government under Tony Blair and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe forged close relationships after Blair took office.</p> 2010-08-19T02:18:00Z 2010-08-19T02:18:00Z http://www.rebelnews.org/business/africa/364847-ghana-detains-illegal-mine-owner PressTV syria-welcome@googlegroups.com

<img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/364847/torabi20100819005005607.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" height="100" width="100" /> <p>The owner of collapsed mine where around 80 miners have reportedly been trapped for days has been arrested in Ghana, officials say.</p> <p>The abandoned gold mine collapsed on Sunday after heavy rains hit the area some 200 kilometers from Accra.</p>

<img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/364847/torabi20100819005005607.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" height="100" width="100" /> <p>The owner of collapsed mine where around 80 miners have reportedly been trapped for days has been arrested in Ghana, officials say.</p> <p>The abandoned gold mine collapsed on Sunday after heavy rains hit the area some 200 kilometers from Accra.</p> 2010-08-14T21:10:00Z 2010-08-14T21:10:00Z http://www.rebelnews.org/business/africa/358705-gabon-asian-firms-ink-45bn-deals PressTV syria-welcome@googlegroups.com

<p><img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/358705/tarapour20100814203600107.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" />Gabon has signed deals worth $4.5 billion with Indian and Singaporean companies on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the African nation's independence. <br /> <br />Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba attended the signing ceremonies on Saturday, a statement issued by the presidential office said.</p>

<p><img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/358705/tarapour20100814203600107.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" />Gabon has signed deals worth $4.5 billion with Indian and Singaporean companies on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the African nation's independence. <br /> <br />Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba attended the signing ceremonies on Saturday, a statement issued by the presidential office said.</p> 2010-08-11T10:23:00Z 2010-08-11T10:23:00Z http://www.rebelnews.org/business/africa/353273-ghana-keen-for-iran-oil-cooperation PressTV syria-welcome@googlegroups.com

<p><img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/353273/Mirvarzandeh20100811101010450.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" />Ghana's deputy president has called for further development of cooperation between his government and Iran in various fields especially the energy sector. <br /> <br />"Accra is interested in benefiting from Iran's know-how in oil exploration and production, both on land and offshore," said John Dramani Mahama in a meeting with Iran Agricultural Jihad Minister Sadigh Khalilian in Accra on Tuesday, SHANA news agency reported.</p>

<p><img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/353273/Mirvarzandeh20100811101010450.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" />Ghana's deputy president has called for further development of cooperation between his government and Iran in various fields especially the energy sector. <br /> <br />"Accra is interested in benefiting from Iran's know-how in oil exploration and production, both on land and offshore," said John Dramani Mahama in a meeting with Iran Agricultural Jihad Minister Sadigh Khalilian in Accra on Tuesday, SHANA news agency reported.</p> 2010-08-11T02:06:00Z 2010-08-11T02:06:00Z http://www.rebelnews.org/business/africa/352878-chinas-trade-surplus-hits-28-billion PressTV syria-welcome@googlegroups.com

<p><img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/352878/hosseini20100811010929217.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" />China's trade surplus surged last month to its highest level in a year and a half, according to government data released Tuesday that pointed to possible trade frictions with the United States. <br /> <br />China's trade surplus climbed to $28.7 billion in July, the largest since January of last year. That was much more than the expectation of economists for a surplus of about $19 billion, and it easily exceeded a surplus of $19.6 billion in June, China's General Administration of Customs reported.</p>

<p><img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/352878/hosseini20100811010929217.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" />China's trade surplus surged last month to its highest level in a year and a half, according to government data released Tuesday that pointed to possible trade frictions with the United States. <br /> <br />China's trade surplus climbed to $28.7 billion in July, the largest since January of last year. That was much more than the expectation of economists for a surplus of about $19 billion, and it easily exceeded a surplus of $19.6 billion in June, China's General Administration of Customs reported.</p>