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UN agency seeks $70m to combat crisis threatening food security across region
Civil society leaders say project would be ‘slap in face’ for women in east African country
Street value of the country’s currency fell by a tenth this week
Suspected suicide comes as Angolan billionaire indicted for money laundering
Company blamed weak chrome ore prices and rolling power blackouts
A deadly ethnic battle sparked by cattle-herders is driving farmers from their land
Italian agronomist shuns tilling to produce less of leading export better
Malaysia and South Africa among the central banks that have carried on easing in 2020
WEF’s limelight has done little to transform nations’ fortunes
Nigeria-focused oil group wins extension at Ogo site following fake loan scandal
Johnson launches post-Brexit initiative in face of already stronger bloc ties
PM seeks to burnish green credentials as he sets out post-Brexit stall at UK-Africa summit
Rustenburg facility under pressure from rising electricity tariffs and power cuts
The fruits of recent advances must be enjoyed more widely
It should learn from others in treating the continent as a business opportunity
Party factions are pushing for Pravin Gordhan’s removal over crisis at state power utility
Impact investments can generate solid returns, says chief of CDC
First summit between UK and continent aims to improve overseas trade
Central bank surprises investors with 0.25%reduction in benchmark rate
Addis has in the past rejected mediation, but the US has recently become involved
Pioneering solutions that are already in use offer hope for change
Nigeria-focused oil producer said it might have been tricked over non-existent Qatari loan
Reliance on agriculture as high as in 1981, even as its importance tumbles elsewhere
Macron and African leaders bolster campaign against militants after recent setbacks
Legislation cuts taxes for some enterprises while increasing VAT
