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    • Monday, 24 February, 2020
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      The US needs a coherent policy on Africa

      Washington can do better than China bashing and travel bans

    • Saturday, 22 February, 2020
      Togo
      Togo’s president set to retain grip on power

      Civil rights campaigners say deployment of 10,000 troops amounts to intimidation

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      Weekend long reads
      What nobody told me about the legendary explorer David Livingstone

      The Victorian missionary has gone down in history. But what about the guides who carried his body across Africa?

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      Nigeria
      Lagos motorcycle ban forces commuters to walk

      City of 21m with notorious traffic jams faces infrastructure pressure

    • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
      Lesotho
      Lesotho’s PM to be charged with murder of estranged wife

      Thomas Thabane announces resignation as scandal rocks tiny southern African nation

    • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
      beyondbrics
      African leaders must invest in engineers to drive growth

      The continent cannot fulfil its potential without training technicians to tackle its infrastructure shortfall 

    • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
      South Africa
      South African stocks and currency dip after Moody’s action

      Budget expected to paint grim picture of debt position and growth potential

    • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
      African economy
      African growth set to suffer as virus cuts demand

      Resource-dependent economies hit by weaker Chinese appetite for oil

    • Sunday, 16 February, 2020
      South Africa
      South Africa’s small towns lose faith in Ramaphosa

      Absent politicians and broken infrastructure highlight decline in ANC heartland

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    • Saturday, 15 February, 2020
      Mali
      ‘We want to finish this conflict’: Mali is ready to talk peace with jihadis

      Violence has surged as militant groups wreak havoc across the west African country

    • Friday, 14 February, 2020
      ObituaryJoseph Shabalala
      Joseph Shabalala, leader of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 1941-2020

      A perfectionist who trod softly both on stage and off

    • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
      South Africa
      Ramaphosa vows to break Eskom hold on South Africa energy

      Rolling blackouts are throttling economic growth, says president

    • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
      AnalysisNigeria
      Nigeria grapples with formidable tax collection challenge

      Government seeks to increase revenue as debt repayments balloon

    • Wednesday, 12 February, 2020
      David Pilling
      Sudan must avoid the ‘Myanmar trap’

      Seeing Omar al-Bashir on trial in The Hague would be a signal that the revolution can endure

    • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
      Sudan
      Sudan to send al-Bashir for trial at The Hague

      Former leader could face charges for genocide and crimes against humanity

    • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
      Arkebe Oqubay
      ‘Global Britain’ needs to fix its visa process

      Visitors from Africa are being deterred by arbitrary and discriminatory rejections

    • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
      beyondbricsHealth
      Africa’s silent killer: fake drugs

      Nigeria and others must sign up to a new initiative to fight counterfeiters

    • Monday, 10 February, 2020
      African economy
      Africa faces a ‘wall’ of sovereign debt repayments

      Bond issuance has surged in recent years, creating unease

    • Saturday, 8 February, 2020
      LexEnvironment
      Locusts: global swarming Premium

      Many African farmers face ruin as a result of this year’s infestations

    • Friday, 7 February, 2020
      Obituary
      ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare, mercenary, 1919-2020

      He gave a tawdry glamour to the world’s second oldest profession

    • Friday, 7 February, 2020
      beyondbricsEducation
      Education in Africa: spend more and do so more efficiently

      The continent’s governments are falling short. Here’s how they can do better

    • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
      US foreign policy
      US warns over Chinese ‘spying’ on African disease control centre

      Trump administration says it will stop CDC funding if Beijing builds new headquarters in Ethiopia

    • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      West Africa needs to be prudent after CFA franc

      Moving ‘eco’ to a basket of currencies is sensible, floating it less so

    • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
      Coronavirus
      African coronavirus fears grow

      US warns that continent could be weak ‘underbelly’ of the outbreak

    • Tuesday, 4 February, 2020
      ObituaryKenya
      Daniel arap Moi, former president of Kenya, 1924-2020

      Autocratic paternalist who dispensed patronage in the name of the state

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