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David Pilling

Africa Editor

David Pilling is the Africa editor of the Financial Times. He was previously Asia editor and also formerly Tokyo Bureau Chief for the FT from January 2002 to August 2008. His column ranges over business, investment, politics and economics.

He joined the FT in 1990. He has worked in London as an editor, in Chile and Argentina as a correspondent and covered the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.

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  • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
    Ghana
    Ghana faces rude awakening as the tide of cheap money recedes

    More countries will be unable to pay their debts after Covid and Ukraine, but ‘malevolent forces’ may not be the only problem

  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
    Special ReportManaging Climate Change
    South Africa’s green deal on coal power cut fails to ignite

    Most money earmarked to aid the switch to renewables is unspent

  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
    Special ReportManaging Climate Change
    Appetite for charcoal threatens ‘lungs of Africa’

    Some businesses are starting to develop alternatives to the cooking fuel

  • Friday, 4 November, 2022
    South Africa
    South Africa warns $8.5bn climate package risks fuelling debt burden

    International financing aimed at curbing reliance on coal relies too heavily on loans, says Pretoria

  • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
    The Big Read
    The cost of getting South Africa to stop using coal

    Rich countries pledged $8.5bn to help the country shift away from dirty energy. But a year on, negotiations are strained

  • Friday, 21 October, 2022
    Climate change
    Why Africa is central to the climate change conundrum

    Unless we expect the continent to stay poor forever, its carbon emissions will rise dramatically

  • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
    DR Congo
    DR Congo leader rules out deploying Russian mercenaries to quell rebels

    Félix Tshisekedi says country will rely on its own army to fight militia as he pledges to push ahead with economic plans

  • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
    InterviewOil & Gas industry
    European Investment Bank resists pressure to fund gas projects

    Tensions grow between Europe and Africa over what constitutes a ‘just’ energy transition

  • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
    News in-depthDemographics and population
    Niger questions wisdom of sustaining world’s highest birth rate

    President comes out against polygamy and early marriage in an attempt to shift social norms

  • Monday, 19 September, 2022
    Nigeria
    How Nigeria’s state lost the trust of its citizens

    The government collects a tiny fraction of output in taxes, with the result that the populace expects very little in return

  • Monday, 19 September, 2022
    African economy
    Turbulence in Nigeria dollar market hits airlines and investors

    Chronic shortage of currency tips into crisis as African power giant fails to profit from rising oil prices

  • Monday, 5 September, 2022
    Kenya
    William Ruto’s election victory upheld by Kenya’s supreme court

    Losing candidate had lodged several petitions to have result overturned

  • Friday, 2 September, 2022
    Africa
    Why the US is re-engaging with Africa

    China has built much of the continent’s infrastructure while Russia has deployed mercenaries to prop up dictatorships

  • Friday, 26 August, 2022
    Special ReportAfrican Development
    Pandemic sets Africa’s sights on vaccine independence

    Covid exposed Africa’s dependence on overseas production but local initiatives show potential

  • Friday, 26 August, 2022
    Special ReportAfrican Development
    Africa’s smallholders need to go beyond subsistence

    Raising yields will not only improve lives but could also be an important factor driving national development

  • Friday, 26 August, 2022
    Special ReportAfrican Development
    Africa resists pressure to put emissions before growth

    Countries point to hypocrisy from the west and point out that hundreds of millions of Africans still lack access to basic electricity

  • Friday, 26 August, 2022
    Special ReportAfrican Development
    Africa’s search for lasting route out of poverty proves elusive

    Explanations for continent’s struggle to develop are complex and disputed

  • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
    The Big Read
    Why famine in Madagascar is an alarm bell for the planet

    The UN says it is the first famine caused by climate change. Those caught up in it describe a desperate fight to survive

  • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
    Bangladesh
    What Bangladesh can teach others about development

    Despite the country’s current financial difficulties, nations in Africa can learn from its rapid progress

  • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russian foreign minister seeks to bolster alliances during Africa tour

    Sergei Lavrov aims to combat idea that Ukraine invasion has caused higher food and fertiliser prices

  • Sunday, 10 July, 2022
    African economy
    Calls for a just energy transition in Africa carry echoes of elite panic

    Poor nations are right to point out the hypocrisy of demands they abandon fossil fuels — but its benefits must help their people

  • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
    The Big Read
    Niger: the west’s bulwark against jihadis and Russian influence in Africa

    The country is emerging as a critical ally in a neighbourhood of failing states

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    Special ReportThe Future of Cities
    Africa’s looming urban population explosion

    The continent’s cities will expand fast this century — as will the challenges they face

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    News in-depthEthiopia
    After the war ends, can Ethiopia’s economic ‘miracle’ get back on track?

    Until the conflict, Africa’s second-most populous country had been regarded as one of its most promising economies

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    African politics
    Kenya’s political titans gear up for electoral fight

    Voters in east African powerhouse hope for change in one of year’s most crucial polls

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