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Focusing on a strip of countries from Mali to Sudan, it is challenging the west and opening what some call a ‘second front’
Start-ups aim to address dearth of reliable information in Africa’s largest economy
FTSE 100 miner’s Duncan Wanblad warns country’s economy under threat from ‘scourges’ of power cuts, broken logistics and corruption
Long queues form outside cash machines and fights break out as customers demand access to money
Long-running dispute a test case over global oil groups’ responsibility for past pollution
‘Lay down your arms’, pontiff tells warring sides in DR Congo
The director discusses dramatising the trial of a woman who left her child to die — and why it reflects ‘a very French form of racism’
Central bank bows to pressure as millions are left unable to obtain new banknotes with a presidential election looming
Decades after his murder, the tooth of the former Congolese leader turned up in Belgium. This is the story of its return
Pretoria’s shifting position reveals Kremlin’s success in stoking doubt about responsibility for Ukraine war
Rate-setters slow pace of policy tightening as growth outlook weakens
Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar are frontrunners to be next leader of country of 210mn people
US Treasury secretary wants progress from Beijing on deal that has taken ‘far too long’ to resolve
West African country says successful claim by oil and gas company P&ID built on ‘massive fraud’
Military junta says domestic forces will defend against Islamists amid claims of ties to Russia
Cairo’s agreement with the IMF commits it to reducing the presence of the state in numerous sectors
Safwan and Seif el-Din Thabet had been held for about two years without charge
Activists say response to Edwin Chiloba’s death highlights struggle in many countries to achieve equal rights
February’s presidential election has the potential to be a significant turning point
Companies beset by blackouts lead a surge in investment in their own supplies, mostly renewables
Entrepreneurs are planning autonomous ‘charter cities’ as an answer to Africa’s rapid population growth
Breaking the debt doom loop
Sisi needs to shrink the role of the state and military-owned companies
Geopolitical risks are driving efforts to diversify but there are no quick solutions
Washington is seeking to entice nations away from financial and resource ties to China
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