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Brown recruits old foe to tackle crisis

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown revamped his Cabinet on Friday, recalling old hand and one-time political opponent Peter Mandelson.

Brown bolsters Cabinet, Mandelson back

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown turned to old hand and former enemy Peter Mandelson on Friday in a government reshuffle.

WTO talks enter tense endgame

Talks to rescue a world trade deal struggled into a ninth day on Tuesday after being brought back from the brink of collapse.

Transatlantic trade row looms over biodiesel

European biodiesel producers said they were asking Brussels on Friday to impose punitive import duties on United States biodiesel but their US rivals said they would hit back…

Shackled Simon Mann names names

Wearing handcuffs and leg-irons in an African prison, the former SAS soldier who tried to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea in a coup d’état on Tuesday claimed the…

Mbeki: EU trade deals harm Africa unity

South Africa will continue engaging with the European Union to ensure new trade agreements with African countries do not harm regional integration, President Thabo Mbeki said on…

EU jamboree seeks fresh start, but Africa looks east

Kings, queens, presidents, prime ministers, eurocrats and countless diplomats from 80 countries will mingle on Friday evening at a sprawling exhibition centre in the east of…

African ‘elephant’ wants to block trade talks

Europe’s trade chief accused Nigeria and South Africa on Monday of trying to block negotiations for new trade and investment deals between the European Union and scores of former…

EU says SA summit could help WTO talks

The European Union has given a cautious welcome to the outcome of a summit of three big developing countries. The leaders of Brazil, India and South Africa on Wednesday…

West Africa to miss EU trade partnership deadline

West Africa will miss a December 31 deadline to sign a new trade partnership with the European Union and hopes to keep its preferential commercial privileges for up to two years…

EU, China agree on way to avoid new ‘Bra Wars’

European Union and Chinese trade officials have agreed on a new way to handle Chinese textile exports to the bloc when quotas expire on December 31. Officials said the plan might…