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UN says situation in African country is ‘catastrophic’, with 25mn people in need of humanitarian assistance
IMF and foreign governments express reservations over deal agreed with private creditors last month
What happens in Lagos stays in Lagos
First arrests over $580,000 stolen from president’s Phala Phala farm in 2020
Move by S&P Dow Jones Indices highlights risks of swap-based contracts, especially in frontier markets
The cult of the smallholder and the micro-entrepreneur is a wrong-headed approach to poverty alleviation in Africa
Justice minister vows to hunt down other escapees on trial for pro-democracy massacre
Rising death toll and fears of wider war deter tourists and investors
Also in today’s newsletter, a new can of worms is opening up for board directors
Border opens for some critically sick and wounded Palestinians and selected foreign nationals
Finance minister says rising fiscal pressures will strain ‘scarce public resources’
The Ivorian architects are proposing a new urbanism — by looking to their roots
Dispute over which side of border UN monitors should be deployed holds up deal to help hundreds leave
Uganda, Gabon, CAR and Niger penalised for human rights violations and lack of democratic progress
World Cup win a welcome distraction from deepening economic woes under ruling ANC
Leading European capitals dismissed the idea that has been repeatedly rejected by Cairo as unrealistic
Time is of the essence as US and Qatar rush to boost LNG supply capacity
Bloc seeks to shore up security in stable west African country with large donation of confiscated equipment
Also in this newsletter: the EU’s dirty ‘carbon bombs’ hiding under its green facade
Delays to decommissioning coal-fired stations will challenge plans to embrace clean energy
Inflation-stoking collapse in naira reaches new extremes
Planned sale of Dubai-based group set to intensify battle for critical minerals
Investors will see 18% cut in face value of their bonds as three-year restructuring nears conclusion
We have a deal!
Lack of attention to poverty and the rule of law drives insecurity in the Sahel
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