The Ugandan government has refuted reports from Oxfam International that it is working with UK-based global company New Forests Company (NFC) on land grabs for investments of commercial forest plantations

Malawi has been granted approximately US$40 million by The African Development Fund (ADF), part of the African Development Bank (AfDB), to cushion vulnerable groups from the negative impacts of recent economic reforms

Chinese President Hu Jintao greets Equatorial Guinea President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at an event in Shanghai. (Image source: Embassy of Equatorial Guinea)

China has offered US$20 billion in loans to African countries over the next three years

FNB customers will be able to check balances, purchase products, and view Lotto results using Facebook. (flowcomm/Flickr)

South Africas First National Bank (FNB) has introduced banking via social networking site Facebook