EU offers more ‘aid’ to deport migrants, Africa resists
European Union plans to clamp down on migration met resistance from African leaders, who called on the EU to open more channels for their people to live and work legally in Europe.
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Iraq to break OPEC limits on oil production – if it can
Iraq is taking OPEC’s strategy to defend its share of the global oil market to a new level.
Capetonian “Business Class” girl, 15, stopped from joining IS
On Easter Sunday a 15-year-old school girl from Kenwyn, Cape Town was taken off a flight from Cape Town to OR Tambo by authorities who suspected she was going on to board an international flight to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (IS).
Fake facebook account is window on Belgian jihadis
Within weeks of setting up a Facebook Inc. account and posing as a would-be Belgian jihadi, Pieter Van Ostaeyen amassed more than 1,000 “friends.”
Magnus Heystek responds to Piet Viljoen’s interview on RECM performance
Piet Viljoen, Founder and Chairman of RECM spoke to Alec Hogg on CNBC Africa’s Power Lunch about his firm’s poor recent performance.
Estelle Dippenaar – making the most of Davos as a delegate’s spouse!
Alec Hogg wanted to find out how ones spouse enjoys the prestigious proceedings at the World Economic Event in Davos, and it’s as fabulous as you think it would be. Estelle Dippenaar explains.
UK spy chief: West facing mass casualty attacks
Islamist militants in Syria are planning “mass casualty attacks” on Western targets, the head of British spy agency MI5 has warned, saying the deadly shooting in Paris was only a reminder of an ongoing threat.
Arab OPEC producers see oil back above $70 by end 2015
OPEC leaders have given their first indication of where they think the oil price is headed; they’re banking on the global economy lifting it late next year.
Journalists killed on the job soars to 60 in 2014
The gruesome murders of foreign journalists by the Islamic State group contributed to 2014 being a particularly deadly year for international correspondents.
The world hot spots you’ve never heard of that could ruin 2015
The Spratlys. Narva. Fezzan. These places risk becoming household names in 2015. Can’t locate them? Did you know Donetsk in Ukraine or Raqqa in Syria?