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Tuesday 21 May

File photo of the entrance to the headquarters of the Essar group in Mumbai. India's Essar Group will take over Zimbabwe's state-owned Zisco steel in a $750-million deal to revive production at the defunct firm that was once one of Africa's largest producers, a minister said.

Bulletin: Zimbabwe, Indian firm sign $750 mn steel deal

Bulletin: Zimbabwe, Indian firm sign $750 mn steel deal

India's Essar Group will take over Zimbabwe's state-owned Zisco steel in a $750-million deal to...

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An armed Somali pirate watches along the coastline as a cargo ship is seen anchored just off the shores of Hobyo town in northeastern Somalia in 2010. Somali pirates are believed to have captured a large cargo vessel off Oman, with 13 Iranian and 10 Indian crew on board, European Union naval forces said Sunday.

Bulletin: Pirates seize Maltese carrier with Iranian, Indian crew: EU

Bulletin: Pirates seize Maltese carrier with Iranian, Indian crew: EU

Somali pirates are believed to have captured a large cargo vessel off Oman, with 13 Iranian and...

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Suspected Somali pirates sit with their faces covered during a media interaction on board an Indian Coast Guard ship off the coast of Mumbai. India on Thursday warned of an increased threat to shipping off its southwest coast, as Somali pirates hunt targets beyond African waters to evade the clutches of an international naval force.

Bulletin: India warns Somali pirates now threaten its coast

Bulletin: India warns Somali pirates now threaten its coast

India on Thursday warned of an increased threat to shipping off its southwest coast, as Somali...

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An Indian Navy ship patrols in the Arabian Sea, 2009. The Indian navy and coastguard captured a suspected pirate "mothership" and detained more than 50 people after a firefight off southwestern India.

Bulletin: India detains 52 in pirate 'mothership' capture

Bulletin: India detains 52 in pirate 'mothership' capture

The Indian navy and coastguard captured a suspected pirate "mothership" and detained more than...

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Indian police officials escort alleged pirates at a police station in Mumbai, January 2011. Fifteen suspected pirates face trial in India after naval and coastguard patrols intercepted their boat off the country's southwest coast.

Bulletin: Suspected African pirates face trial in India

Bulletin: Suspected African pirates face trial in India

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A pirate boat pictured in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia in 2009. Somali pirates have hijacked an Indian vessel carrying 14 fishermen off the coast of Oman, and Indian Navy official said

Bulletin: Indian vessel seized by Somali pirates: Indian Navy

Bulletin: Indian vessel seized by Somali pirates: Indian Navy

Somali pirates have hijacked an Indian vessel carrying 14 fishermen off the coast of Oman, and...

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The front page of South Africa's new daily newspaper, The New Age, on the day of its launch in Johannesburg. A new national newspaper with close ties to South Africa's ruling party hit the streets on Monday after months of delays and newsroom upheavals that saw critics dismiss it as a government mouthpiece.

Bulletin: New S.Africa newspaper launches, denies ANC bias

Bulletin: New S.Africa newspaper launches, denies ANC bias

A new national newspaper with close ties to South Africa's ruling party hit the streets on...

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A fighter of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) holds a machine-gun at a Niger Delta camp in 2008. Four Nigerians, including the elder brother of the suspected mastermind of last month's deadly car bombings here, were on Thursday formally charged with the abduction of nine foreigners working for the Addax oil firm.

Bulletin: Four Nigerians charged with abduction of nine foreigners

Bulletin: Four Nigerians charged with abduction of nine foreigners

Four Nigerians, including the elder brother of the suspected mastermind of last month's deadly...

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Women from Indian community (R) join Hindu priests in performing a prayer on South Beach in Durban. South Africa's Indian community celebrated its 150th anniversary Tuesday with prayer ceremonies on the spot where the first indentured servants from India came ashore in 1860.

Bulletin: S.Africa's Indian community celebrates 150 years

Bulletin: S.Africa's Indian community celebrates 150 years

South Africa's Indian community celebrated its 150th anniversary Tuesday with prayer ceremonies...

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South African President Jacob Zuma, pictured on November 11, invoked Mahatma Gandhi and his philosophy of passive resistance Monday in an address celebrating the 150th anniversary of South Africa's Indian community.

Bulletin: S.Africa's Zuma lauds 150th anniversary of Indians' arrival

Bulletin: S.Africa's Zuma lauds 150th anniversary of Indians' arrival

South African President Jacob Zuma invoked Mahatma Gandhi and his philosophy of passive...

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Video highlights

Abu, a Ghanaian ex-pro footballer, visiting former coach Francis Kumi

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A Ghanaian ex-pro footballer with a new goal

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Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, are you neutral?

RNW recently spoke to Fatou Bensouda, the Gambian chief prosecutor of the...

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BRITISH GOVERNMENT HIDING SECRETS??

This week, Ikenna probes into why the UK government is organizing its first...