News About Africa 09-NOV-09 en-us Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 8, 2009 - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao pledged to give African countries 10 billion dollars in concessional loans as a two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation opened in Egypt on Sunday.]]> Lokoja, Nigeria (AFP) Nov 8, 2009 - After decades of delay and wrangling by resisting riverine communities, Nigeria has launched a multi-million-dollar dredging exercise to boost navigation and commerce on the Niger River.]]> Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2009 - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao headed to Egypt on Friday for a summit with African leaders as Beijing bids to expand its diplomatic and economic influence on the resource-rich continent.]]> Ouagadougou (AFP) Nov 5, 2009 - Guinea's opposition on Wednesday called for the formation of an interim government after a massacre in September by forces loyal to a military junta which seized power late last year.]]> Cairo (AFP) Nov 5, 2009 - Leaders from China and Africa start a three day summit on Sunday that will again throw the spotlight on Beijing's strategic sweep for energy, minerals and political influence in the continent.]]> Algiers (AFP) Nov 5, 2009 - More than 25,000 Chinese work on huge housing projects and cross-country highways in Algeria, but few have any deep contacts with the local population.]]> Ouagadougou (AFP) Nov 3, 2009 - Burkina Faso's president, mediating in Guinea after a massacre in September, on Tuesday called on the opposition, labour unions and civil society to devise an alternative to the junta.]]> Kinshasa (AFP) Nov 2, 2009 - Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers have "deliberately killed" more than 500 civilians since March during an offensive targeting rebels in the country's east, Human Rights Watch said Monday.]]> Abuja (AFP) Oct 30, 2009 - African leaders and the United States have joined the European Union in imposing fresh sanctions on Guinea's military rulers after last month's massacre of scores of opposition supporters.]]> United Nations (AFP) Oct 29, 2009 - The UN Security Council Thursday renewed for a year an arms and diamond embargo on Ivory Coast, hoping it can be lifted after free and fair elections are held in the divided nation.]]>