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Thursday, 3 March, 2022

War in Ukraine
Foreign students report discrimination at Ukraine’s borders
UNHCR and Nigerian president condemn racism as people of colour flee war
Monday, 28 February, 2022

War in Ukraine
More than 500,000 Ukrainians flee fighting, says UN
At least 100 civilians including children have died though the real figure is likely to be ‘considerably higher’
Sunday, 20 February, 2022

Ghana
Pandemic financial response ignored poor countries’ concerns, says Ghana minister
Measures aggravated problems for many countries now struggling to service debts, says Ken Ofori-Atta
Wednesday, 16 February, 2022

Mobile payments
Nigeria’s Flutterwave reaches $3bn valuation after $250mn fundraising
Payments company becomes the most valuable start-up in Africa as investors bet on continent’s fintech scene
Tuesday, 15 February, 2022

Travel & leisure industry
Stay-at-home Nigerians fuel hospitality boom
Covid-era travel restrictions have helped energise Lagos’s bar and restaurant scene
Tuesday, 15 February, 2022

Nigeria
Electoral calculations impede Nigeria’s economic reforms
Analysts warn of a ‘lost year’ in efforts to revitalise the country’s moribund economy
Friday, 4 February, 2022

News in-depthGuinea-Bissau
Cocaine and a very murky coup in Guinea-Bissau
Attempted assassination of president shines light on role played by drug traffickers in West African country
Tuesday, 1 February, 2022

Guinea-Bissau
Attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau thwarted
Heavy gunfire in capital marks latest instance of political instability in west Africa
Monday, 31 January, 2022

Mali
Mali expels French ambassador over ‘outrageous remarks’
Envoy given 72 hours to leave Bamako after Paris criticises ‘out of control’ ruling junta
Thursday, 27 January, 2022

Mali
Denmark begins withdrawing special forces troops from Mali
Withdrawal of troops from French-led counterterror mission comes as Bamako reinforces Russian ties
Thursday, 27 January, 2022

News in-depthNigeria
‘Godfather’ of Lagos aims to become Nigeria’s next president
Bola Ahmed Tinubu shaped the megacity but has been dogged by allegations of corruption
Monday, 24 January, 2022

Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s president overthrown in military coup
Latest military takeover in west Africa in eight months as jihadist insurgency roils region
Friday, 14 January, 2022

FT Magazine
In ‘Touriste’, heroic Russians save the Central African Republic. The truth is even stranger
The Wagner Group and the warped reality of a Russian action movie made in Africa
Wednesday, 12 January, 2022

Nigeria
Nigeria lifts Twitter ban after company agrees to conditions
Social platform was banned after post by president threatening violent repression was taken down
Monday, 10 January, 2022

Mali
Mali’s neighbours impose sanctions over election delay
West African countries close borders to landlocked country at centre of jihadi insurgency in the Sahel
Friday, 7 January, 2022

FT Magazine
Six FT writers on the best party they ever attended
Nights to remember from a 16th-birthday bash hosted by a hip-hop star to a fancy-dress rave in Mumbai
Friday, 31 December, 2021

Nigeria
Nigeria emerges as hub for illicit pangolin trade
Sales of endangered animals run to hundreds of millions of dollars a year as corruption and porous borders hamper crackdown
Wednesday, 22 December, 2021

Mali
How France lost Mali: failure to quell jihadi threat opens door to Russia
Anti-French sentiment in the Sahel and rising violence creates space for Wagner mercenary group
Friday, 17 December, 2021

Special ReportAfrican Banking and Finance
Oil price shocks test mettle of Nigerian banks
Exposure to fossil fuels and regulatory shifts hold back top lenders
Sunday, 14 November, 2021

News in-depthAfrica
‘Failure of democracy’: why are coups on the rise in Africa?
As dissatisfaction with democratically elected leaders intensifies, militaries are extending their grip
Sunday, 7 November, 2021

News in-depthDigital currencies
Nigerians cautious over Africa’s first digital currency
Government says eNaira will spur economic growth but sceptics question benefits
Tuesday, 26 October, 2021

FT Wealth
Gun for hire: Nigeria security fears spark boom in private protection
Many guards for wealthy and middle-class people are hired police officers
Monday, 25 October, 2021

FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
From Gangnam Style to ‘Squid Game’: South Korean’s culture wave goes global
Poland balks at EU sanction threats, Russian mercenaries in the Central African Republic
Monday, 25 October, 2021

Transcript
The South Korean ‘wave’ has gone global
The FT’s Ed White discusses the popularity of South Korea’s entertainment industry and why China’s recent crackdowns might threaten its success
Friday, 22 October, 2021

Africa
Russian mercenaries leave trail of destruction in the Central African Republic
Mineral-rich country is ‘perfect laboratory’ for Wagner group as Kremlin extends influence in Africa