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  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    Tunisia
    ‘Afraid for the freedoms’: Opposition warns over Tunisia’s new constitution

    Charter drawn up by populist leader Kais Saied would greatly increase presidential powers

  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    News in-depthCyril Ramaphosa
    South Africa’s Ramaphosa under fire after ranch burglary fuels questions over wealth

    Incident has undercut president and shone light on his role as a leading breeder of cattle and rare game

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    Egypt
    Cairo houseboats adrift in storm over development

    Removal of storied homes part of bigger changes that many fear will destroy heritage and green space in Egyptian capital

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Cyril Ramaphosa has fallen short in rooting out ANC corruption

    Allegations over president point to a deeper malaise in South Africa’s ruling party

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Chinese economy
    China’s pivotal role under scrutiny as Zambia seeks debt relief

    Restructuring closely watched by other countries for signs of how Beijing will respond to defaults

  • 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

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    EU immigration
    Rights groups call for probe after more than 20 migrants killed at Spanish enclave

    ‘Stampede’ said to have happened as 2,000 tried to breach fence separating Morocco and territory of Melilla

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Masterpiece London 2022
    Tutankhamun rises again in show looking at ancient Egypt’s cultural legacy

    The Factum Foundation’s display at the Masterpiece art fair has a digital recreation of the pharaoh’s tomb

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    News in-depthAfrican economy
    ‘People are hungry’: food crisis starts to bite across Africa

    Signs of inflation-linked unrest are emerging, aid agencies warn

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Can all of Africa get access to electricity?

    Moscow says Ukrainian drone attack starts fire at oil refinery

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    South Africa
    Zuma barred spy agency from investigating Guptas, inquiry concludes

    Final report into biggest scandal of post-apartheid era finds both former and current presidents at fault

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    FT Schools
    Students call for better pandemic teaching methods and learning materials

    Winners of FT Schools/World Bank youth blog competition offer solutions to issues with online study

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    News in-depthSouth Africa
    Ex-spymaster’s claims threaten Ramaphosa’s image as South Africa’s reformer

    Complaint on hidden theft at farm comes at a critical time for the president who pledged to combat corruption

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    InterviewAfrican economy
    Africa needs $25bn a year of investment to boost energy provision, says IEA chief

    Focus on renewables and natural gas would charge up continent’s economic development, says Fatih Birol

  • 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

  • Saturday, 18 June, 2022
    Tanzania
    Tanzanian Maasai battle eviction from ancestral land

    Security forces seek to move thousands of people to make way for a luxury game reserve

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    Person in the News
    Paul Kagame, a man ready to make himself useful to the west

    Rwanda’s president claims to have overseen an economic miracle, but critics question his human rights record

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    Oil & Gas industry
    Libya oil output holds up despite port shutdowns and protests

    Country is producing about 700,000 barrels of crude a day, western diplomats and analysts say

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Mining
    Angola seizes stake in diamond miner

    Move marks waning of Chinese influence in southern African nation

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    Energy crisis
    Israel and Egypt to boost gas deliveries to EU

    New energy deal signed in Cairo as Brussels aims to reduce dependence on Russia

  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
    JPMorgan Chase & Co
    JPMorgan defeats Nigeria in $1.7bn High Court case

    Judge rejects negligence claim after finding no evidence fraud had been perpetrated against African nation

  • 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

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    Climate change
    War and climate shocks put 49mn people at risk of famine this year

    Food insecurity to worsen in 46 countries as ‘hunger hotspots’ exacerbated by conflict and extreme weather

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    News in-depthDisease control and prevention
    Preventing another Covid-19: Ugandan lab leads hunt for zoonotic diseases

    Drive to identify emerging viruses that pass from animals to humans comes amid fears over spread of monkeypox

  • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
    Spanish politics
    Spain vows to defend interests after Algeria suspends friendship treaty

    Growing tension over contested territory of Western Sahara leads to trade ban with Madrid

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