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Scepticism towards artificial intelligence is to be expected but young Africans increasingly realise that can be overcome
High-profile architect fights to save reputation after FT investigation
The duo transport listeners to the country’s northern region on their first album in more than a decade
Tree cover the size of Switzerland destroyed globally last year with Brazil top of the list for largest decline
One west African country serves as a cautionary tale for the continent’s worsening debt crisis
China, which is owed $1.5bn, among those that reached agreement on resolving long-running economic crisis
The V&A shows how a ‘colonial’ style in fact always had diverse influences and practitioners
The decline of a regional champion rings alarm bells for other countries on the continent that overspent when debt was cheap
‘Zero financing’ agreement deal with finance ministry helps pave way for $3bn IMF bailout
IMF insists for first time that a government must deal with local creditors before it will approve a bailout
Research found booster dose of R21 showed efficacy as high as 80% in one group, and 70% in another
Accra’s finance minister is optimistic foreign governments will agree on debt relief deal
Highly indebted African nation is facing a ‘major economic and financial crisis’
Akufo-Addo tells Blinken that Wagner Group has ‘entered into an arrangement’ with Ouagadougou to fight jihadist revolt
Officials in Accra must agree conditions with other creditors before three-year loan is signed off
Plus, VAR line call goes Japan’s way, Ghana grudge match
West African nation out for revenge after last-minute Luis Suárez handball denied it a semi-final berth in 2010
More countries will be unable to pay their debts after Covid and Ukraine, but ‘malevolent forces’ may not be the only problem
Adventures in super-seniority
When guarantees lead to a guaranteed headache
Plus, England take on Wales, a moment of magic from Cameroon
Risks are priced in with yields on the country’s sovereign bonds barely budging on the news
In a reversal of fortune, west African nation now has one of world’s worst performing currencies
Ivory Coast and Ghana boycott annual meeting amid rising tensions in chocolate industry
People across continent struggle to cope with impact of weak currencies and high prices
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