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  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    InterviewFood security
    ‘Millions’ at risk of death as Ukraine war hits food supplies, Egypt warns

    Finance minister Mohamed Maait echoes UN warning that crisis could last for years

  • Saturday, 21 May, 2022
    Egypt
    Family fears for health of activist on hunger strike in Egyptian jail

    Group of British MPs call for release of regime critic after he spends much of the past seven weeks in ‘inhumane’ conditions

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Marsh & McLennan Companies
    Marsh revealed in oil pipeline project shunned by leading banks and insurers

    World’s largest broker takes on role of finding insurance despite protest from staff

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Nigeria
    Nigeria’s top accountant arrested by anti-corruption agency

    Ahmed Idris in alleged $190mn ‘diversion of funds and money-laundering activities’

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Libya
    Clashes erupt in Libya after rival PM’s attempt to seize capital fails

    Fathi Bashagha forced out of Tripoli after trying to take control from Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    African leaders urge global vaccine body to buy locally made Covid jabs

    Plea comes as continent’s top vaccine production plant faces uncertain future due to collapse in demand

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Ethiopia
    Ethiopia atrocities cast long shadow as city of Lalibela prays for peace

    Settlement talks are on the horizon after a year-long war devastates communities across the country

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    News in-depthNational Basketball Association Inc
    NBA extends global reach with international stars

    Top three contenders for US basketball league’s most valuable player award this year were born outside the country

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    US foreign policy
    US to establish ‘persistent’ military presence in Somalia

    Biden administration reverses Trump’s withdrawal from country as al-Shabaab threat grows

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Rwanda
    Africa’s most wanted man confirmed dead by UN

    Remains of Rwandan genocide fugitive found in Zimbabwean graveyard

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    LexTelecoms
    Airtel Africa: underserved Nigeria is an opportunity for mobile payments Premium content

    Telecoms group is not without competition but digital banking shows great potential to boost revenues

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    News in-depthTurkish politics
    Egyptian media exiles pressured by Erdoğan’s regional reset

    Turkey’s role as a safe haven for critical media in the Arab world is under threat as president seeks rapprochement

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    News in-depthSouth African economy
    Flash floods in ‘gateway’ port Durban add to South Africa’s economic woes

    Worst deluges in decades highlight crumbling infrastructure and exacerbate delays at flagship terminal

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Ruchir Sharma
    Thanks but no Faangs — the folly of investing in acronyms

    Bundling together countries and companies in catchy but superficial concepts was always bound to end in tears

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Rachman Review podcast24 min listen
    Why the global south won't take sides on Ukraine

    Some countries are refusing to condemn Russia’s invasion

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    Horn of Africa ravaged by worst drought in four decades

    Up to 20mn people could go hungry as delayed rains exacerbate fallout from war in Ukraine

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    Special ReportAfrica’s Fastest Growing Companies
    FT ranking: Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies 2022

    From digitising informal trade to fintech and mining, our inaugural list reflects trends on the continent

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    South Africa
    Former South African leader Zuma handed control of Eskom to Guptas, says inquiry

    Report on systematic corruption is the most sweeping indictment yet of the ex-president

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    News in-depthNamibia
    Battle for Namibia reparations: German deal ‘was never about us’

    Historic agreement at impasse as victims’ descendants criticise size of payout, poor communication and access to land

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russia reduces number of Syrian and Wagner troops in Libya

    Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine strains its deployments across north and west Africa

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    Egypt
    Egypt’s president calls for listing of army-owned companies this year

    Cairo targets partial sale on stock exchange to address economic fallout from war in Ukraine

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    The Big Read
    How Russia’s war in Ukraine upended the breadbasket of Europe

    Disruption to Ukraine’s agriculture industry poses a serious threat to global food security

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Ensuring a healthy Covid legacy for poorer nations

    Other diseases kill more than coronavirus in the global south

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Libya
    Libyan strongman blamed for closure of oil facilities

    Blockades slash country’s energy output and add to global concerns about supply of crude

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    Oil & Gas industry
    Algeria struggles to meet rising gas demand after Russia invaded Ukraine

    Europe looks to north Africa as it tries to reduce its dependence on Moscow’s supply

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