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    • Friday, 8 December, 2023
      Dangote Group
      Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery closer to production after years of delays

      First batch of crude from Shell’s oil trading arm marks milestone for refinery

      Aliko Dangote
    • Wednesday, 6 December, 2023
      The Big Read
      The looming land grab in Africa for carbon credits

      Countries might soon be able to trade emission reductions with other governments, but experts warn the market is already being exploited in developing countries

    • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
      Nigeria
      Nigeria’s president calls for probe after military kills 85 in errant drone strike

      Villagers celebrating a Muslim festival were ‘mistakenly killed’ in army attack targeting terrorists

      Bola Tinubu
    • Sunday, 26 November, 2023
      News in-depthNigeria
      Nigerians resort to emergency loans as austerity and inflation bite

      Sharp rises in the cost of petrol and food have pushed millions more people into poverty

      A street vendor carrying goods on her head in front of minibuses on a busy street in Lagos, Nigeria
    • Saturday, 25 November, 2023
      Dangote Group
      Africa’s richest man under pressure as giant refinery nears production

      Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote faces accusations of unfair practices and a struggle to secure crude supplies

      A montage of Aliko Dangote with with refining pipework at the Dangote Industries Ltd. oil refinery and fertilizer plant site in the background
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      HTSI
      Recording artist Mr Eazi’s insider’s guide to Cotonou

      The bars, hotels and restaurants that tap into the heat and beats of the Benin port

      Mr Eazi at La Plage by Code Bar in Cotonou
    • Saturday, 18 November, 2023
      Liberia
      Liberia’s George Weah concedes defeat after tight vote

      Former vice-president Joseph Boakai completes remarkable comeback with runoff victory

      Joseph Boakai
    • Friday, 10 November, 2023
      Currencies
      The risky business that put IPO disaster CAB Payments on the map

      What happens in Lagos stays in Lagos

    • Monday, 6 November, 2023
      News in-depthETF Hub
      Investors in ‘synthetic’ ETF nursing losses after Nigeria pulled from index

      Move by S&P Dow Jones Indices highlights risks of swap-based contracts, especially in frontier markets

      The headquarters of the Nigerian Stock Exchange in Lagos
    • Saturday, 4 November, 2023
      Guinea
      Former Guinea coup leader recaptured after gunfire erupts in capital

      Justice minister vows to hunt down other escapees on trial for pro-democracy massacre

    • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
      HTSIHTSI autumn property special
      Koffi & Diabaté’s radical vision for Africa

      The Ivorian architects are proposing a new urbanism — by looking to their roots

      Issa Diabaté (left) and Guillaume Koffi at Orange Village in Abidjan
    • Monday, 30 October, 2023
      EU foreign policy
      EU gives Ghana 100 military vehicles seized from Libya-bound ship

      Bloc seeks to shore up security in stable west African country with large donation of confiscated equipment

      Josep Borrell, the EU’s chief diplomat, and Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo shaking hands
    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      Contract at heart of $11bn claim on Nigeria found to be fraudulent

      UK judge’s decision in P&ID pipeline case puts spotlight on role of London’s arbitration courts

      London High Court exterior
    • Sunday, 22 October, 2023
      Niger
      US signals intention to engage with Niger junta

      Washington accepts it is ‘not business as usual’ in Sahel as it aims to build pragmatic relationships with African nations

      Protesters demand the departure of French troops from Niger at a rally in Niamey in September
    • Thursday, 19 October, 2023
      Visual Arts
      Ghana show fills in gaps in art history

      Exhibition curated by Ekow Eshun at Gallery 1957 in Accra hosts 19 artists from Africa and the diaspora

      A painting depicts a group of African people standing or sitting amid a cloistered structure with ornate pillars and a vaulted ceiling
    • Thursday, 19 October, 2023
      Liberia
      Liberia’s presidential race set for second round

      Incumbent George Weah unlikely to secure the majority of votes needed, leading to run-off with former vice-president Joseph Boakai

      George Weah
    • Monday, 16 October, 2023
      InterviewMusic
      Meet 5K Records — the driving force behind a new blend of African and western music styles

      The London-based label is at the heart of a trend that incorporates hip-hop, dancehall and Afrobeats

      Three men sit together in a sofa
    • Thursday, 5 October, 2023
      Sierra Leone
      Sierra Leone political paralysis threatens millions of dollars in aid

      US agency slows talks on grant programme amid concerns about threat to democracy and spread of instability in region

      Opposition supporters hold up signs calling for Sierra Leone’s electoral commissioner to step down at a protest in Freetown, Sierra Leone in June 2023
    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
      Niger
      Niger junta rejects transition plan as 29 soldiers are killed in insurgent attack

      Military leaders struggle to find a solution to Sahel country’s political crisis

      General Omar Tchiani
    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Nigeria’s economic reforms need to regain momentum

      Bola Tinubu started well but has to follow through on his promises for change

      A pedestrian passes a sign for the central business district in Lagos. Now that the government is $10bn better off after scrapping the fuel subsidy, it needs to explain how it is going to use the money
    • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
      Burkina Faso
      Burkina Faso’s ruling junta claims it thwarted attempted coup

      Announcement comes amid increasing tensions within military as it struggles to deal with insurgency in Sahel state

      Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré
    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      Nigeria
      Nigeria’s Senate confirms new central bank governor amid currency rout

      Former Citi executive Olayemi Cardoso faces task of stabilising naira and settling $6.8bn foreign exchange obligations

      Naira banknotes
    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      News in-depthNigeria
      Nigerian rapper’s death exposes murky side of Afrobeats music

      Rising star’s sudden demise after raising maltreatment accusations puts genre in the spotlight

      People hold candle lights and a flare during a minute of silence at a protest inside a park in Lagos, Nigeria to demand justice for Afrobeat star MohBad following his mysterious death
    • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
      African politics
      France to withdraw troops from Niger by end of year

      Relations between Paris and new military-led government continue downward slide as Macron withdraws ambassador

    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Mali
      Historic Timbuktu endures weeks-long jihadist blockade

      Islamist group exploits security vacuum to prevent food and medicine from reaching Mali city

      Sankore mosque in Timbuktu
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