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    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      OutlookDavid Pilling
      In drought-stricken Kenya, dead livestock tell of livelihoods lost

      The pastoralists of Wajir county have been forced to abandon their itinerant lifestyle for lack of fresh pasture

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      DR Congo
      DRC says Rwandan mineral smuggling costs it almost $1bn a year

      Kinshasa has long accused Kigali of plundering its resources by supporting insurgent M23 group

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      South Africa
      South African military deployed to prevent planned national shutdown

      Country’s radical opposition struggles to muster large numbers after calling for a day of protest

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Wirecard AG
      Indian group fights Wirecard fraud claim in London court

      Hearing comes in litigation over a series of transactions allegedly arranged by co-founder of IIFL Wealth

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Libya
      Missing uranium ore in Libya raises nuclear security fears

      Militia group later claims to have recovered the barrels of uranium after worries they had been stolen

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Malawi
      Hundreds dead after Cyclone Freddy ravages Malawi and Mozambique

      Latest tropical storm is ranked as one of the longest and most powerful ever recorded

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      InterviewMorocco
      Morocco must adapt to growing climate threat, warns finance minister

      Nadia Fettah Alaoui says years of below-average rainfall underscore importance of investment in water technologies

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
      News in-depthPharmaceuticals sector
      Gambian child deaths fuel alarm over rules in ‘world’s biggest pharmacy’ India

      Scandal spurs questions about quality control at Indian companies and regulatory oversight in poorer countries

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
      FT Magazine
      Ernest Cole’s photographs of 1960s South Africa during apartheid

      The photographer risked his life to document the injustices of the black experience

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
      Africa special
      West Africa’s art scene: uncovering a long legacy of creativity

      Restitution offers an opportunity for a new engagement by former colonial powers with the region’s rich cultural history

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
      Luke Pepera
      From ‘The Woman King’ to Netflix’s ‘African Queens’ — how Africa’s history went pop

      Tales of the continent’s past are getting a 21st-century reboot. Why has it taken so long?

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
      Africa special
      Curator June Givanni on African cinema: ‘Films need to be seen in their own countries’

      A world-class archive assembled over 40 years is helping to improve knowledge of the continent’s moving image history

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Life & Arts
      Meet a champion of Kenyan wildlife protection

      Conservationist and TV presenter Paula Kahumbu aims to widen the appeal of a field long dominated by ‘white men in khaki shorts’

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Africa special
      Nuruddin Farah: ‘I can live without my books. They make their own friends’

      The Somali novelist on his ambiguous relationship with his homeland, embracing radical secularism — and why he refuses to tolerate intolerance

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Africa special
      ‘We are daring to invent the future’ — the generation that rewrote Africa’s story

      The novelist Petina Gappah on a group of writers who put a fresh, modern vision of Africa out into the world

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
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    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Tunisia
      Tunisia’s president to dissolve local authorities in latest power grab

      Clampdown by Kais Saied comes as investors fret about critical $1.9bn IMF loan deal

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Africa special
      Two wheels to Lake Turkana: my Kenyan motorbike adventure

      Writer — and novice motorcyclist — Nanjala Nyabola sets out to explore the wilderness of her country’s far north

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Africa special
      Zeitz Mocaa boss Koyo Kouoh: ‘We are building our own voice, our own language’

      The executive director discusses her drive to democratise museum-going in South Africa

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Africa special
      The African designers turning western waste into fashion statements

      Creatives are upcycling discarded items into desirable clothes — and drawing attention to the impact of throwaway culture on their local industries

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Africa special
      How Afrobeats took over the world — and is still evolving

      Its biggest stars are filling stadiums and winning Grammys while forging new collaborations across Africa and the world

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Africa special
      A new generation takes the reins at Nairobi’s polo club

      Homegrown talents are leading a surge in the popularity of the ‘sport of kings’ in Kenya

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      South African economy
      South Africa GDP shrinks 1.3% after power cuts strangle economy

      State of disaster declared as rolling blackouts cost $50mn a day, says central bank

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      OutlookAanu Adeoye
      Nigeria’s elections show the youth vote counts

      The two main parties have dominated politics for two decades but Peter Obi gathered a cult following as a surprise outsider

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Africa special
      Africa’s comic book superheroes tell the continent’s forgotten stories

      Local publishers are mining countries’ rich histories and mythologies, boosting global interest and challenging western narratives

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