* Africa under pressure to grow more food * Strict liability laws could discourage investors * Biotech seen as costly for small-scale farmers JOHANNESBURG, March 31 - An increasing number of African countries are likely...

LONDON, March 8 - Libya holds billions of dollars in assets in Africa through subsidiaries of its $70 billion sovereign wealth fund. The money is invested through the $5 billion Libya Arab Africa Investment Co...

* Repo rates have little impact in frontier Africa * Lack of competition keeps lending rates high JOHANNESBURG, March 3 - When crude prices fall, oil companies tend to pass on the reductions -- albeit...

* Protests are economic as well as political * People want more and better jobs and wages * Flawed liberalisation programmes failed to deliver GENEVA, Feb 22 - The protests in North Africa and the...

* BRIC grouping may become BRICSA * Zuma invited to attend BRIC summit, Xinhua says * South African growth lags behind BRIC members JOHANNESBURG, Dec 24 - China has invited Africa's largest economy, South Africa,...

LONDON, Dec 21 - Elections in Nigeria, domestic politics in South Africa, Uganda, Madagascar, Egypt and Congo will all be in focus in Africa in 2011, together with conflict risks in Sudan and Ivory Coast...

* Yields on African Eurobonds near all-time lows * Equity valuations factoring in big growth expectations * Growing business competition changing landscape While sub-Saharan Africa has established its place as one of the world's best...

Nov 24 - Oil exporter Libya spends an increasing amount of money on aid and investment in Africa, a policy diplomats and analysts say is enhancing its diplomatic clout on the continent. For the story,...

* Oil wealth allowing Libya to ramp up aid, investment * Tripoli says helping Africa to develop and unite * Critics say Libya buying support for political agenda ADDIS ABABA, Nov 24 - A special...

SEOUL, Nov 12 - South Africa has "applied" to join the four-member "BRIC" grouping of fast-growing emerging markets, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said at the Group...