Andres Schipani

Friday, 24 March, 2023

Thursday, 23 March, 2023

Disease control and prevention

WHO warns over spread of Marburg virus after Tanzania deaths

Global health body urges increased vigilance to reduce transmission of deadly disease

Tuesday, 21 March, 2023

DR Congo

DRC says Rwandan mineral smuggling costs it almost $1bn a year

Kinshasa has long accused Kigali of plundering its resources by supporting insurgent M23 group

Friday, 10 March, 2023

Life & Arts

Meet a champion of Kenyan wildlife protection

Conservationist and TV presenter Paula Kahumbu aims to widen the appeal of a field long dominated by ‘white men in khaki shorts’

Wednesday, 8 March, 2023

Africa special

A new generation takes the reins at Nairobi’s polo club

Homegrown talents are leading a surge in the popularity of the ‘sport of kings’ in Kenya

Tuesday, 7 March, 2023

Africa special

Africa’s comic book superheroes tell the continent’s forgotten stories

Local publishers are mining countries’ rich histories and mythologies, boosting global interest and challenging western narratives

Monday, 27 February, 2023

French politics

Macron embarks on African tour as France seeks to redefine its role

New chapter that follows end of its decade-long anti-terror operation complicated by competition from Russia and China

Monday, 20 February, 2023

Special ReportImpact Investing

Guarantee companies unlock African infrastructure finance

New mechanisms will make it easier for green energy projects to tap local investors

Wednesday, 15 February, 2023

European Investment Bank

NGOs accuse EU’s lending arm of due diligence failings

European Investment Bank has refused to reopen investigation into bankrupt Kenyan construction company despite whistleblower’s data cache

Thursday, 9 February, 2023

FT SeriesRussia in Africa

How Russia’s propaganda machine is reshaping the African narrative

Moscow taps into continent’s frustrations and historic solidarity with Soviet Union to spread its version of events

Tuesday, 7 February, 2023

FT SeriesRussia in Africa

How Moscow bought a new sphere of influence on the cheap

Focusing on a strip of countries from Mali to Sudan, it is challenging the west and opening what some call a ‘second front’

Wednesday, 1 February, 2023

DR Congo

Pope uses Africa tour to call for peace and end to ‘economic colonialism’

‘Lay down your arms’, pontiff tells warring sides in DR Congo

Friday, 27 January, 2023

FT Magazine

The 60-year, 4,000-mile journey home of Lumumba’s tooth

Decades after his murder, the tooth of the former Congolese leader turned up in Belgium. This is the story of its return

Friday, 20 January, 2023

Kenya

Kenyan killing exposes prejudices faced by LGBT+ Africans

Activists say response to Edwin Chiloba’s death highlights struggle in many countries to achieve equal rights

Sunday, 15 January, 2023

Tigray

War in Tigray may have killed 600,000 people, peace mediator says

Conflict came to an end after two years of fighting and was marked by waves of violence against civilians

Friday, 13 January, 2023

News in-depthGlobal migration

How the law finally caught up with notorious human trafficker Kidane

People smuggler who escaped from an Ethiopian courthouse is recaptured in Sudan and extradited to UAE

Thursday, 3 November, 2022

Ethiopia

Deal to end Ethiopian civil war welcomed by US and EU

Government and Tigray forces congratulated on ‘taking much-needed steps forward towards peace’

Thursday, 27 October, 2022

The Big Read

How the DRC became the battleground of a proxy war over precious resources

Local and foreign-backed forces are waging a deadly offensive in the mineral-rich heart of Africa

Tuesday, 18 October, 2022

DR Congo

DR Congo leader rules out deploying Russian mercenaries to quell rebels

Félix Tshisekedi says country will rely on its own army to fight militia as he pledges to push ahead with economic plans

Tuesday, 13 September, 2022

News in-depthAfrican economy

Global inflation pushes millions of Africans back into poverty

People across continent struggle to cope with impact of weak currencies and high prices

Monday, 5 September, 2022

Kenya

William Ruto’s election victory upheld by Kenya’s supreme court

Losing candidate had lodged several petitions to have result overturned

Sunday, 4 September, 2022

Kenya

Kenya’s Supreme Court election decision tests judiciary’s credibility

Judges must decide whether to nullify presidential election results in a country with a history of post-election violence

Friday, 26 August, 2022

Special ReportAfrican Development

DR Congo seeks to ‘reclaim history’ with economic reforms

Finance minister pushes for ‘big, ambitious agenda’ backed by international lenders

Friday, 26 August, 2022

Special ReportAfrican Development

East Africa’s manufacturers hit by costs and imports

Companies face being overwhelmed by infrastructure problems, unreliable energy, tax and customs burdens, as well as cheap Chinese imports

Thursday, 25 August, 2022

Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s ceasefire ends as fighting erupts in north

Resumption of conflict saps hopes for peaceful resolution of civil war that began nearly two years ago

East and central Africa bureau chief

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