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The Former UK Prime Minister has secretly hosted the Zimbabwean President in a bid to win lucrative trade deals for Britain, newly declassified documents revealed.

The documents published by daily Independent showed that the Labor-led government under Tony Blair and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe forged close relationships after Blair took office.

The owner of collapsed mine where around 80 miners have reportedly been trapped for days has been arrested in Ghana, officials say.

The abandoned gold mine collapsed on Sunday after heavy rains hit the area some 200 kilometers from Accra.

Gabon has signed deals worth $4.5 billion with Indian and Singaporean companies on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the African nation's independence.

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba attended the signing ceremonies on Saturday, a statement issued by the presidential office said.

Ghana's deputy president has called for further development of cooperation between his government and Iran in various fields especially the energy sector.

"Accra is interested in benefiting from Iran's know-how in oil exploration and production, both on land and offshore," said John Dramani Mahama in a meeting with Iran Agricultural Jihad Minister Sadigh Khalilian in Accra on Tuesday, SHANA news agency reported.

China's trade surplus surged last month to its highest level in a year and a half, according to government data released Tuesday that pointed to possible trade frictions with the United States.

China's trade surplus climbed to $28.7 billion in July, the largest since January of last year. That was much more than the expectation of economists for a surplus of about $19 billion, and it easily exceeded a surplus of $19.6 billion in June, China's General Administration of Customs reported.