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  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
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    Dan Gertler wins reprieve from US sanctions over alleged Congo corruption

    Trump administration eased restrictions on Israeli billionaire days before president left office

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    An African lesson in reform for the US after Donald Trump

    Aim to change the underlying causes of division, be ambitious, also honest, but most of all humble

  • Sunday, 24 January, 2021
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    France tries to come to terms with colonial past in Algeria

    Macron establishes ‘memories and truth commission’, while Algiers awaits full apology

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
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    Glencore/Zambia: mine control Premium

    African country’s move to buy out its majority partner in the Mopani copper mine is a gamble

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    Ethiopia
    Western concern mounts over Ethiopian crisis

    UK, US and EU push for humanitarian relief to get to the war-ravaged Tigray region

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    World
    Museveni’s grip on Uganda: ‘he doesn’t believe in change’

    The longstanding president won a sixth term amid allegations of vote-rigging, corruption, and nepotism

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
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    Glencore sells Zambia copper unit to state in $1.5bn deal

    Miner also pulls out of Tanzania nickel project as it moves to trim long tail of assets

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Tunisia
    Tunisia’s anger boils over as Covid batters economy

    Nightly riots underscore frustration with poverty and high unemployment

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
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    WHO head warns of global ‘moral failure’ on vaccines

    Rich nations accused of not doing enough to ensure supply of Covid-19 jabs to poor countries

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    Erdogan’s great game: Turkey pushes into Africa with aid, trade and soaps

    President cements foreign policy ambitions with business and humanitarian help on the continent

  • Sunday, 17 January, 2021
    Tunisia
    Tunisian police use tear gas to break up street protests

    Second day of clashes take place in several cities a decade on from Arab spring

  • Sunday, 17 January, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Coronavirus second wave surges across Africa

    Mildly hit the first time round, the continent’s death rate has now overtaken the global average

  • Saturday, 16 January, 2021
    Uganda
    Ugandan opposition leader cries foul after Museveni landslide

    Singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine claims widespread fraud during presidential vote

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    Person in the News
    Bobi Wine, a tenacious challenger set on power in Uganda

    During his campaign, Africa’s ‘ghetto president’ has been beaten and thrown in jail more times than he can recall

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    FT Magazine
    The lost decade: voices of the Arab spring on what happened next

    Activists and revolutionaries reflect on their struggles for reform in the countries they fought to free

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    More infectious coronavirus variants will emerge, disease expert predicts

    Highly contagious strains already detected in several countries including UK and South Africa

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Uganda’s election shows dangers of a captured state

    Africa’s people have not given up on democracy. Nor should others

  • Tuesday, 12 January, 2021
    News in-depthUganda
    Uganda’s ‘ghetto president’ Wine battles for office in a bulletproof vest

    Democracy ‘on trial’ as pop star takes on longstanding leader Yoweri Museveni

  • Wednesday, 6 January, 2021
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    South African Covid variant may affect vaccine efficacy, warn scientists

    Mutation reduces ability of antibodies to bind to virus and could make some shots less effective

  • Monday, 4 January, 2021
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    The best new wellbeing destinations

    From Botswana to Brazil – escapes that tick all the take-me-there boxes

  • Tuesday, 29 December, 2020
    African economy
    African countries not ready to implement free trade from January

    AfCFTA’s secretariat says adoption will be slow as many nations lack border facilities

  • Monday, 28 December, 2020
    South Africa
    South Africa battles to control second Covid wave as cases top 1m

    Infections surge feared to have been driven by behavioural change

  • Monday, 28 December, 2020
    Nigeria
    Nigeria’s port crisis: the $4,000 charge to carry goods across Lagos

    Congestion, bribery and storage costs add to problems for importers in Africa’s largest economy

  • Friday, 25 December, 2020
    Egypt
    Egypt uncovers Pharaonic treasure trove: ‘There is still more to find’

    After discovery of sealed coffins, archaeologists say 5,000-year-old site has yet to reveal all its secrets

  • Thursday, 24 December, 2020
    Central African Republic
    Russian troops and coup fears fuel tensions in Central African Republic election

    Poll offers crucial test of 2-year-old peace deal and Moscow’s push for influence in Africa

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