S&P cuts Egypt's credit ratings Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has pushed Egypt's sovereign credit ratings deeper into junk status, citing "continued pressure" on foreign reserves. More
Ghana impounds 'faulty condoms' More than 110 million Chinese-made condoms are seized in Ghana after laboratory tests revealed they had holes and burst easily. More
Nigeria tycoon 'plans $8bn refinery' Africa's wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, says he aims to invest up to $8bn in a major new oil refinery that would double Nigeria's current oil output. More
Mubarak ordered back to prison Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been ordered back to prison from military hospital. Mr Mubarak's retrial will open on 11 May, a Cairo appeals court says. More
African growth 'to outpace world' Sub-Saharan Africa's economic growth is set to outpace the global average over the next three years, according to the World Bank. Higher commodities, increasing investment and a general pick-up in the world economy should all boost the continent's growth to more than 5%. More
Everyone’s obsessed with the gay pirates of ‘Black Sails’ now that the adventure drama is streaming on Netflix Not unlike Max’s more recent pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death, Black Sails uses the well-argued belief that homosexuality was common on the high seas as a jumping off point to explore a sort of ... 04/21/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
U.S. Navy The two dry docks large enough to accommodate a big deck amphibious warship in San Diego, Calif., are currently occupied, complicating the repairs of USS Boxer (LHD-4), USNI News has learned.… ... 04/17/2024 - 6:58 am | View Link
U.S. Navy Houthi Red Sea Attacks Carry Hard Lessons for the West ... 04/15/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
On This Day, April 12: U.S. Navy SEALs rescue Capt. Phillips from pirates U.S. Navy SEALs rescued a U.S. ship captain, Richard Phillips, held hostage by pirates off the Somalia coast, by killing three of the kidnappers four days after the standoff began. 04/11/2024 - 8:00 pm | View Link
Coast Guard intercepts 101 US-bound migrants in boats on the high seas, then sends them back home The US Coast Guard shipped 101 migrants back to the Dominican Republic after nabbing them on the high seas as they tried to make their way to American soil over the weekend, officials said Tuesday. 04/9/2024 - 7:11 am | View Link