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Daniel Boffey in Brussels | Monday 14 August 2017 | The Guardian Fears carcasses sent from Belgium may have contained fipronil, which has been found in contaminated eggs across EU Samples from the carcasses of egg-laying hens are being tested for fipronil over fears that meat sent to Africa from Belgium may have been contaminated with the banned insecticide. Meat from … [Read more...] about Belgian chicken meat exported to Africa is tested for banned insecticide

Reuters in Nairobi | Wednesday 16 August 2017 | The Guardian The Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has said he will go to court over last week’s presidential election results, ignoring calls by some election observers for him to concede defeat to President Uhuru Kenyatta. Twenty-four people have died in violence since the election on 8 August. Odinga’s decision … [Read more...] about Kenyan opposition leader to challenge election result in court

Simon Allison | 15 Aug 2017 | Mail & Guardian A surge in air traffic is keeping Africa’s airports busier than ever, according to new data. In the first seven months of this year, total international arrivals to the continent grew by 14% over the same period in 2016. This strong growth was largely driven by a 13.2% increase in travel from Europe, which makes up … [Read more...] about Africa’s airports are busier than ever before

 FRANCINE LACQUA AND PAUL WALLACE | 17 AUGUST 2017 | Business Day London/Lagos — Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to invest $20bn-$50bn in the US and Europe by 2025, in industries including renewable energy and petrochemicals. The 60-year-old Nigerian cement tycoon aims to move into these territories for the first time in 2020 after completing almost $5bn of … [Read more...] about Aliko Dangote to invest up to $50bn in US and Europe — but has work to do closer to home first