A dazzling reassessment of the continent’s historic handicaps, and its potential for economic development
Son and heir-apparent of former strongman Muammer Gaddafi targeted by ‘unknown assailants’ at his home in Zintan
Orion CMC strikes multibillion-dollar deal to invest in commodity group’s copper and cobalt projects
Private-sector lenders say official creditors led by China and France have ‘unreasonably’ blocked a deal
Washington lobbies African nation to award sale of copper and cobalt producer to consortium led by US group Virtus
More than 1mn people to lose access to bioethanol fuel after Koko ceases business
The tit-for-tat moves are latest in a series of clashes between the pair since the start of the war in Gaza
London raises subject with Washington after stinging criticism from Trump
Diezani Alison-Madueke accused of accepting bribes from executives while Nigeria’s oil minister
Detainees accused of trying to overthrow Bola Tinubu’s government last October
The UN’s outgoing High Commissioner for Refugees on the west’s retreat in Sudan, the folly of abandoning state-building and ‘necessary anger’
Donald Trump called plan to transfer sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius an ‘act of great stupidity’
Miner producing high-grade iron ore in Guinea now favours New York over Sydney and cites Trump as a factor
Africa’s second-longest river is rarely sailed by tourists but new expeditions aboard the Princesse Ngalessa offer encounters with hippos, gorillas and elephants — and a glimpse of a very different way of life
Gates Foundation partners with tech group to ease impact of chronic staff shortages in Rwanda and other countries
Speaking to FT from hiding, Wine says his safety is at risk after son of President Yoweri Museveni threatens to kill him
US president says Keir Starmer’s plan to give away territory is ‘weakness’
Exasperated by lack of opportunity and freedoms, young people across the globe are resorting to direct action
South Africa’s GDP growth has averaged less than 1% annually for the past decade but better data hints at a turnaround
Unrest breaks out in parts of Kampala amid allegations of widespread ‘ballot stuffing’ in Thursday’s election
Atlas Lions target first Afcon title in 50 years after billions spent on tournament infrastructure
An internet blackout, widespread reports of rigging and intimidation and opposition arrests have clouded the elections
After 1,000 days of war, why is the world still silent?
Octogenarian president Yoweri Museveni will seek to extend his 40-year rule in polls on Thursday
Yoweri Museveni’s internally divided regime will resort to violence and repression to preserve its hold on power
