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    Andres Schipani

    East and central Africa correspondent

    Andres Schipani is the east and central Africa correspondent of the Financial Times based in Nairobi. He was previously Brazil correspondent and, before moving to São Paulo, he was the Andes and Caribbean correspondent based in Bogotá.

    He has also worked in the newspaper's New York bureau as a markets and emerging markets reporter. A native of Buenos Aires, he is a graduate of the universities of Oxford and Columbia.

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    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      DR Congo
      Pope uses Africa tour to call for peace and end to ‘economic colonialism’

      ‘Lay down your arms’, pontiff tells warring sides in DR Congo

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      FT Magazine
      The 60-year, 4,000-mile journey home of Lumumba’s tooth

      Decades after his murder, the tooth of the former Congolese leader turned up in Belgium. This is the story of its return

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Kenya
      Kenyan killing exposes prejudices faced by LGBT+ Africans

      Activists say response to Edwin Chiloba’s death highlights struggle in many countries to achieve equal rights

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      Tigray
      War in Tigray may have killed 600,000 people, peace mediator says

      Conflict came to an end after two years of fighting and was marked by waves of violence against civilians

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      News in-depthGlobal migration
      How the law finally caught up with notorious human trafficker Kidane

      People smuggler who escaped from an Ethiopian courthouse is recaptured in Sudan and extradited to UAE

    • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
      Ethiopia
      Deal to end Ethiopian civil war welcomed by US and EU

      Government and Tigray forces congratulated on ‘taking much-needed steps forward towards peace’

    • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
      The Big Read
      How the DRC became the battleground of a proxy war over precious resources

      Local and foreign-backed forces are waging a deadly offensive in the mineral-rich heart of Africa

    • 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, 13 September, 2022
      News in-depthAfrican economy
      Global inflation pushes millions of Africans back into poverty

      People across continent struggle to cope with impact of weak currencies and high 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

    • Sunday, 4 September, 2022
      Kenya
      Kenya’s Supreme Court election decision tests judiciary’s credibility

      Judges must decide whether to nullify presidential election results in a country with a history of post-election violence

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      Special ReportAfrican Development
      DR Congo seeks to ‘reclaim history’ with economic reforms

      Finance minister pushes for ‘big, ambitious agenda’ backed by international lenders

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      Special ReportAfrican Development
      East Africa’s manufacturers hit by costs and imports

      Companies face being overwhelmed by infrastructure problems, unreliable energy, tax and customs burdens, as well as cheap Chinese imports

    • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
      Ethiopia
      Ethiopia’s ceasefire ends as fighting erupts in north

      Resumption of conflict saps hopes for peaceful resolution of civil war that began nearly two years ago

    • Monday, 22 August, 2022
      Kenya
      Raila Odinga challenges Kenya election result

      Veteran opposition politician petitions court for rerun of poll after William Ruto declared winner

    • Monday, 22 August, 2022
      Shipping
      Shipping industry says piracy off coast of Somalia is no longer a threat

      There have been no attacks on merchant vessels in the region since 2018

    • Monday, 22 August, 2022
      News in-depthFood security
      Soaring fertiliser prices deepen Africa’s food crisis

      Increased costs are forcing farmers to reduce output and the world’s poorest continent is expected to be hardest hit

    • Sunday, 21 August, 2022
      Terrorism
      More than 20 killed in al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu hotel

      Minister warns death toll could rise after Somali forces end 30-hour attack by al-Qaeda-linked militants

    • Friday, 19 August, 2022
      News in-depthKenya
      William Ruto’s poll victory signals shift from Kenya’s political dynasties

      President-elect’s triumph heralds move away from ethnic voting and independence-era politicians

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      Kenya
      Odinga rejects Ruto victory in Kenyan presidential election

      Veteran opposition leader to challenge poll results in courts

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      News in-depthKenya
      ‘Every hustle matters’: Kenya’s William Ruto set for presidency

      Once blamed for election violence, the president-elect is trying to strike a statesmanlike note as victory is disputed

    • Monday, 15 August, 2022
      Kenya
      William Ruto wins Kenya’s presidential election amid dispute

      Scuffles break out as supporters of veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga and some electoral officials contest result

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      Kenya
      Kenya’s Raila Odinga and William Ruto in final election push

      The two main candidates are neck and neck ahead of Tuesday’s presidential poll

    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
      DR Congo
      DR Congo criticises Rwanda after report claims its troops are backing rebels

      Kigali has previously denied backing M23 fighters in the east of the neighbouring country

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      News in-depthKenya
      China’s role at the heart of Kenya’s election campaign

      Deputy president threatens deportations of Chinese nationals while veteran rival promises renegotiation of Beijing loans

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