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Wednesday, 14 April, 2021

News in-depthTanzania

Tanzania’s new president turns her back on Magufuli

Samia Suluhu Hassan signals end to predecessor’s Covid denialism and renewed focus on foreign investment

Saturday, 10 April, 2021

Djibouti

Djibouti’s president wins fifth term with 97% of the vote

Election in African trading hub ends with what opposition candidate calls an ‘impossible’ result

Thursday, 8 April, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines

African Union halts AstraZeneca vaccine purchases over supply concerns

Body says decision is unrelated to blood clot worries in Europe

Thursday, 8 April, 2021

The Big Read

Ethiopia: war in Tigray threatens to end Abiy’s dream of unity

PM’s supporters say he can win re-election and get country back on track. Others fear too much damage has been done

Sunday, 4 April, 2021

News in-depthEthiopia

‘We want independence more than ever’: Inside Tigray’s divisive war

Wartime rape and other alleged atrocities undermine prime minister’s pan-Ethiopia vision as separatist calls grow

Thursday, 1 April, 2021

Trade Secrets

Kenya-UK deal exposes African trade faultlines Premium

Critics say bilateral agreement could undermine bargaining power of regional blocs

Monday, 29 March, 2021

African economy

China cut lending to Africa in 2019 as debt fears grew

Loans to public sector borrowers fell to $7bn in 2019, down from $28bn five years ago

Friday, 26 March, 2021

Africa

Ethiopia ‘will be digging up mass graves for a decade’: inside Tigray’s dirty war

Involvement by Eritrean troops in ‘law and order’ operation tips country into fully fledged crisis

Friday, 19 March, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines

European pause in AstraZeneca jab risks rollout in developing states

Fears grow over twin-speed recovery in which unvaccinated countries are cut off from trade

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Wednesday, 17 March, 2021

Tanzania

Tanzania’s president dies after mysterious illness

Covid-denier Magufuli had been out of public view for two weeks while his ministers insisted he was healthy

Wednesday, 10 March, 2021

Tanzania

Tanzanian president’s absence sparks concern over possible illness

Opposition calls for clarity on whereabouts of Covid denier John Magufuli

Monday, 22 February, 2021

Republic of the Congo

Italy’s ambassador and two others killed in Congo ambush

UN convoy attacked in area that is home to several rebel groups

Friday, 19 February, 2021

Tanzania

Tanzania looks to divine providence as government shuns Covid vaccines

President John Magufuli’s stance not only endangers its citizens but the world, health experts warn

Monday, 8 February, 2021

DR Congo

Fresh Ebola outbreak feared in Democratic Republic of Congo

New case emerges as country battles second wave of coronavirus that is stronger than first

Tuesday, 2 February, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines

African countries look beyond west for vaccines

Continent turns to China and Russia to supplement WHO-backed Covax initiative for developing nations

Monday, 1 February, 2021

Ethiopia

Ethiopia asks for debt relief as Covid takes toll

Pandemic adds to pressure on developing economies trying to meet repayments

Tuesday, 26 January, 2021

Special ReportSudan after the revolution

Sudan wants to ‘turn the desert green’ in agricultural modernisation push

Crops can grow in the desert with sophisticated irrigation schemes, but poor infrastructure is holding back development

Tuesday, 26 January, 2021

Special ReportSudan after the revolution

Sudan pins tourism hopes on archaeological treasures

The country is home to Unesco heritage sites — and more pyramids than Egypt. But they are little known to outsiders

Tuesday, 26 January, 2021

Special ReportSudan after the revolution

Sudanese citizens lose patience as economy falters

Bread and fuel queues lengthen, while the lifting of US sanctions has yet to take real effect

Thursday, 21 January, 2021

Ethiopia

Western concern mounts over Ethiopian crisis

UK, US and EU push for humanitarian relief to get to the war-ravaged Tigray region

Wednesday, 20 January, 2021

World

Museveni’s grip on Uganda: ‘he doesn’t believe in change’

The longstanding president won a sixth term amid allegations of vote-rigging, corruption, and nepotism

Monday, 18 January, 2021

FT SeriesErdogan’s great game

Erdogan’s great game: Turkey pushes into Africa with aid, trade and soaps

President cements foreign policy ambitions with business and humanitarian help on the continent

Sunday, 17 January, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus second wave surges across Africa

Mildly hit the first time round, the continent’s death rate has now overtaken the global average

Saturday, 16 January, 2021

Uganda

Ugandan opposition leader cries foul after Museveni landslide

Singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine claims widespread fraud during presidential vote

Friday, 15 January, 2021

Person in the News

Bobi Wine, a tenacious challenger set on power in Uganda

During his campaign, Africa’s ‘ghetto president’ has been beaten and thrown in jail more times than he can recall

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