Aanu Adeoye

Friday, 2 June, 2023

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

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

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

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

Sunday, 21 May, 2023

InterviewNiger

Niger president defends French involvement in Sahel region

Mohamed Bazoum says Paris’s counterterror efforts have been unfairly maligned because of anti-western ‘propaganda’

Sunday, 14 May, 2023

The Big Read

How Ghana’s economy became a cautionary tale for Africa

The decline of a regional champion rings alarm bells for other countries on the continent that overspent when debt was cheap

Friday, 5 May, 2023

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso calls Russia an ally amid fight against Sahel insurgents

Interim leader Ibrahim Traoré insists Wagner Group is not engaged in fighting Islamic terror threat

Friday, 5 May, 2023

Central banks

Nigeria’s $53bn central bank debt restructuring

Second time lucky

Monday, 1 May, 2023

Ghana

Ghana’s government to stop borrowing from central bank

‘Zero financing’ agreement deal with finance ministry helps pave way for $3bn IMF bailout

Wednesday, 26 April, 2023

FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen

Sudanese refugees pour into Chad

Google advertising bounces back with return to revenue growth

Tuesday, 25 April, 2023

News in-depthAfrica

Sudan crisis threatens to bring fresh turmoil to neighbouring Chad

Tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees have already crossed into a country gripped by its own political crisis

Monday, 24 April, 2023

Demographics and population

India passed China as world’s most populous country in April, UN says

Country’s population set to grow for several decades, while the number of people in China declines

Sunday, 16 April, 2023

Sovereign debt

IMF calls on African nations’ creditors to step up debt relief efforts

Fund’s regional chief says a ‘Gleneagles-like moment’ is required to agree desperately needed reforms

Thursday, 13 April, 2023

Medical science

Oxford malaria vaccine wins first regulatory approval from Ghana

Research found booster dose of R21 showed efficacy as high as 80% in one group, and 70% in another

Monday, 10 April, 2023

Ghana

Ghana’s bilateral creditors set to clear way for $3bn IMF bailout

Accra’s finance minister is optimistic foreign governments will agree on debt relief deal

Sunday, 9 April, 2023

News in-depthThe Gambia

Gambia’s ‘baby democracy’ struggles to take root as disillusionment deepens

President Adama Barrow has failed to trigger political and economic renewal after ousting autocratic Yahya Jammeh

Monday, 27 March, 2023

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso suspends France 24 news channel over terror leader interview

Giving air time to the head of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb legitimises ‘hate speech’, says west African nation

Monday, 13 March, 2023

Digital currencies

Central banks’ digital currency plans face public backlash

Policymakers’ attempts to take on cryptocurrencies and other payment rivals are coming up against resistance

Saturday, 11 March, 2023

News in-depthPharmaceuticals sector

Gambian child deaths fuel alarm over rules in ‘world’s biggest pharmacy’ India

Scandal spurs questions about quality control at Indian companies and regulatory oversight in poorer countries

Tuesday, 7 March, 2023

OutlookNigerian elections

Nigeria’s elections show the youth vote counts

The two main parties have dominated politics for two decades but Peter Obi gathered a cult following as a surprise outsider

Sunday, 5 March, 2023

FT CollectionsNigeria presidential election 2023

Nigeria’s new president inherits fragile nation

Youthful west African country with dysfunctional economy presents vast challenges for winner of closely-run vote

Wednesday, 1 March, 2023

FT CollectionsNigeria presidential election 2023

‘Godfather of Lagos’ wins tightest Nigerian presidential election in decades

Opposition alleges irregularities in counting and calls for rerun

Wednesday, 1 March, 2023

FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen

Goldman’s big bet

Nigerian opposition parties call for an election rerun

Tuesday, 28 February, 2023

FT CollectionsNigeria presidential election 2023

Tinubu leads disputed Nigerian vote as opposition calls for election rerun

Anger directed at the Independent National Electoral Commission over long delays in collecting results

West Africa correspondent

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