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    • Sunday, 11 June, 2023
      Global migration
      EU offers Tunisia over €1bn to stem migration

      Brussels proposes €255mn in grants for Tunis, linking longer-term loans of up to €900mn to reforms

    • Saturday, 10 June, 2023
      Nigeria
      Nigeria’s new president suspends central bank governor

      Godwin Emefiele’s contentious policies raised doubts over the instituition’s independence

    • Friday, 9 June, 2023
      Enuma Okoro
      The pleasure and possibility of summer

      A pause in the day to connect with nature can change how a person feels physically, mentally and emotionally

    • Friday, 9 June, 2023
      Art Basel 2023
      Hélène Leloup, pioneering dealer in African art, is selling prize pieces

      The auction at Sotheby’s in Paris reflects the taste of one of Europe’s earliest gallerists in the field

    • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
      Alex de Waal
      The crisis in Sudan calls for a new model of humanitarian aid

      Financial diplomacy can break the military and political deadlock that has brought the country to the brink of collapse

    • Saturday, 3 June, 2023
      Israel
      Three Israeli soldiers shot dead on Egyptian border

      Egyptian assailant was killed after Israeli military went in search of comrades

    • Friday, 2 June, 2023
      Senegal
      Nine die in Senegal clashes after opposition leader jailed

      Violence erupts in Dakar and southern town of Ziguinchor after presidential hopeful Ousmane Sonko convicted of ‘corrupting youth’

    • Friday, 2 June, 2023
      Moral Money
      A new way for investors to help light up Africa Premium content

      A $130mn solar securitisation could set an important precedent

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Senegal
      Senegal opposition leader sentenced to prison despite rape acquittal

      Ousmane Sonko’s conviction for ‘corrupting the youth’ could complicate his bid to challenge incumbent president

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      David Pilling
      Expectations for Nigeria’s president are so low, all he has to do is beat them

      The election in which Bola Tinubu won power was chaotic and contested — but he has an ace up his sleeve

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Nigeria
      Nigeria president’s move to end petrol subsidies sparks chaos

      Rush to stock up fuel causes long queues at service stations and immediate scarcity

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Sudan
      ‘The garden of war’: horseback killers return to Darfur

      Tens of thousands flee feared Janjaweed militia as Sudan power battle reignites two-decade-old conflict

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      Zimbabwe
      Zimbabwe’s president sets general elections for August 23

      Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ruling party seeks to extend decades-long grip over the African country

    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      Nigeria
      Economy and insecurity top agenda for Nigeria’s new president

      Bola Tinubu will face an overflowing in-tray following his inauguration on Monday

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      The cigar-chomping ‘Kissinger’ behind Africa’s mission to end Ukraine war

      Veteran fixer Jean-Yves Ollivier brokers an improbable plan to take six of the continent’s leaders to Moscow and Kyiv

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Rwanda
      Rwandan genocide fugitive arrested in South Africa

      Fulgence Kayishema is accused of orchestrating the killing of 2,000 Tutsi refugees sheltering inside a church

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Special Report
      Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies

      FT-Statista’s top 100, plus: global shocks test continent’s resilience; Nigeria leads; DRC solar offers hope; Egypt must reform to build on success stories; healthcare rises to dialysis challenge; the drive to digital; investors who do their research

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Ziad Bahaa Eldin
      Egypt must face reality and reform to build on its success stories

      The need is to transform the minority of successful Egyptian companies into an overwhelming majority

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Special ReportAfrica’s Fastest Growing Companies
      Global shocks put Africa’s resilient spirit to the test

      Entrepreneurial flair continues to be key feature of continent’s economic dynamism

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Special ReportAfrica’s Fastest Growing Companies
      Nigerian businesses overcome woes to lead FT-Statista ranking

      Fast-growing companies thrive despite high inflation, chronic shortage of dollars and difficulties accessing foreign investment

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Special ReportAfrica’s Fastest Growing Companies
      Africa healthcare faces dialysis challenge

      Continent’s rising demographics present an opportunity for private providers

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Special ReportAfrica’s Fastest Growing Companies
      Off-grid solar offers light — and some hope

      Getting kits to customers who need it at a price they can afford in Democratic Republic of Congo is a miracle of technology and supply chains

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Special ReportAfrica’s Fastest Growing Companies
      Studious investors stand to benefit from opportunities in Africa

      Discerning fund managers say the continent can provide lucrative and stable returns

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      US plays down spat with South Africa over arms to Russia claim

      Washington signals dispute will be addressed privately to preserve important relationship

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      Asian institutions join global swing to active ETFs

      For Apac investors especially, the possibility of intraday trading is one of the vehicle’s biggest selling factors

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