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  • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
    David Pilling
    A warrior dynasty in Chad will do little to end Islamist threat

    Appointment of slain president Idriss Déby’s son is unlikely to stabilise the impoverished country

  • Tuesday, 20 April, 2021
    Chad’s president Déby killed ‘on the frontline’

    Strongman leader a key western ally in battle against jihadism in the Sahel

  • Monday, 19 April, 2021
    Millicom Inc.
    Millicom sells out of Africa to double down on Latin America

    Nasdaq-listed emerging markets telecoms group sells last remaining African operation

  • Sunday, 18 April, 2021
    Covid-19 vaccines
    South Africa health regulator recommends resuming Johnson & Johnson vaccinations

    Country followed US in pausing single-shot rollout over concern about rare blood clots

  • Sunday, 18 April, 2021
    FT SeriesLeading in a crisis
    Ethiopia’s human rights chief: ‘It’s not an easy ride for us. We get a lot of heat ’

    Lawyer and activist Daniel Bekele has led investigations of atrocities while navigating a complex political situation

  • Friday, 16 April, 2021
    News in-depthEgypt
    Egyptian women rail against regressive family law proposals

    Draft legislation would cement injustices and the supremacy of men in family affairs

  • Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
    Container shipping
    Ever Given seized as Egypt seeks $900m compensation

    Vessel that blocked Suez Canal is impounded as talks continue over who foots the bill

  • 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

  • Tuesday, 13 April, 2021
    Burkina Faso
    Burkina Faso tribunal charges ex-president over Sankara murder

    Family of ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’ seeks return of Blaise Compaore from Ivory Coast exile

  • Promoted Content
  • 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
    David Pilling
    The man who helped make ordinary Africans’ voices heard

    Gyimah-Boadi’s Afrobarometer has worked to energise civil society and make the case for better government

  • 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

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    ReviewBooks
    The Republic of False Truths by Alaa al-Aswany — revolution reimagined

    The Egyptian writer’s fictional reworking of the failed 2011 uprising is a blistering examination of corruption and dissent

  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    Rwanda’s Paul Kagame — is he just another dictator?

    Drawing on ex-regime insiders, Michela Wrong’s book challenges the idea that Kagame is an enlightened autocrat

  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    Mozambique
    ‘Some hid in the sea’: Islamist attack on Mozambique town a turning point in Africa’s ignored war

    French group Total suspends work at gas plant near Palma despite authorities’ claims order has been restored

  • Monday, 5 April, 2021
    Nigeria
    Nigeria’s graduates live ‘hand to mouth’ as jobs crisis worsens

    Unemployment rate has quadrupled to 33% since Buhari took office in 2015

  • Sunday, 4 April, 2021
    Akinwumi Adesina
    Race for Covid vaccines in Africa is hiding the key role of nutrition

    Access to adequate food for all must be a priority in the continent’s fight against the pandemic

  • 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
    Pfizer Inc
    BioNTech and Pfizer trial data signal protection against South Africa variant

    Analysis of study could help companies begin push for regulatory approval in US

  • 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

  • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
    Mali
    French air strike in Mali killed civilians, UN concludes

    Report directly contradicts Paris claim that all dead in January 3 attack were jihadis

  • Monday, 29 March, 2021
    Shipping
    Suez Canal ship finally free in boost for global trade

    Ever Given moving again with traffic along key waterway getting under way on Monday evening

  • 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

  • Monday, 29 March, 2021
    Isabel dos Santos
    Africa’s richest woman says she was targeted in ‘personal vendetta’

    Isabel dos Santos cites secret recordings in court filing as she says Angolan president targeted her

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