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Massacre in Mali: Islamic State militants kill at least 48 civilians in Ménaka

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa deals blow to Chiwenga’s presidential ambitions as Tagwirei rises. What next?

South Africa: Helen Zille is the most popular politician in Joburg. But will she be the mayor?

Mines, telecoms, factories: Will African manufacturers succeed without diesel?

Women driving innovation in Cameroon’s economy

Cameroon: Eko Eko vs Ngoh Ngoh – the bitter war inside Biya’s inner circle

Ethiopia-Eritrea crisis: Can Washington prevent a wider war without taking sides?

Kenya holds back immediate fuel relief as price hikes spark protest threats

Ghana’s 2026 World Cup visa scandal: Was access to America for sale?

Energy transition, Africa’s pathway to economic sovereignty

Battle for comeback: KQ’s cash crunch vs SAA’s governance woes – who will fly higher?

Forget gold and coltan: M23 is cashing in on Congo’s beer

South Africa: Can Godfrey Moagi build a credible oil company from PetroSA’s ashes?

South Africa: The ups and downs of Fikile Mbalula

US-Africa Week Ahead: African Union commissioner talks peace and security

South Sudan: Salva Kiir dissolves government after seizing control of state revenue

Nigeria 2027: Can Tinubu’s billionaires break Peter Obi’s hold on the southeast?

Fatou Bensouda: Treated ‘like a criminal’ for pursuing the world’s most powerful

Dual nationality in Africa: When a second passport becomes a political weapon

Ethiopia, Guinea, Benin: IMF report on African countries posting strongest economic growth

Cocoa’s odd couple drift apart as Ghana outbids Côte d’Ivoire

Cameroon: ‘Can you hide a head of state’s death?’ Biya aide hits back at viral hoax

African leaders shouldn’t be props at Putin’s summit

Can Lufthansa’s TAP takeover challenge Air France-KLM in Africa?

Ethiopia: IMF review delay shifts the fiscal test home

US-Sudan: Burhan pitches Saudi-backed ceasefire and access to minerals in letter to Trump

Ghana’s cocaine coast: Who is letting the traffickers through?

Burkina Faso’s junta lays claim to Thomas Sankara’s legacy

Another Nigerian politician joins US lobbying fray as Tinubu sued in federal court

No quick wins in the Ethiopia-Eritrea war of egos

Ghana: 10 things to know about John Boadu, the NPP’s comeback chairman

Israel, Trump recognition: 5 questions on Somaliland’s place in the Horn of Africa crisis

Safaricom deal: How a court reversal could squeeze Kenya’s budget, forex

Kenya: Ruto marches into Raila’s political empire one year after his death

Zenith Bank’s Abidjan gambit: Nigerian giant looks beyond its borders

AFIS 2026: Africa’s bankers confront the gap between profits and investment

Rwanda’s grand prix: Kagame’s most expensive advert yet

Conservation after a coup: Former Gabon minister Lee White satisfied about legacy

Nigeria: Wale Tinubu has the oil. Now Oando needs the cash

Ecobank partners with China’s CIPS to deepen yuan trade settlements across 34 African markets

Rwanda’s Jean-Guy Afrika: ‘Formula One is part of a much broader ambition’

US-Africa: Trump calls Somaliland ‘totally different country’ during midterm rally

As war with Ethiopia looms, how much weaponry does Eritrea have?

Tramadol in Africa: How drug trafficking thrives where pain relief is scarce

Nigeria: Why Dangote is keeping an oversubscribed IPO open

Zimbabwe’s portfolio problem: Can sanctioned tycoon Tagwirei still woo investors?

Former DRC president Kabila forms new force with M23 armed group

South Africa: The Paris airport gamble behind Cape Town’s global catamaran triumph

Zambia’s $1.5bn IMF reset: The fiscal slippage behind Hichilema’s new deal

Anglophone Cameroon: 10 years on, the war continues

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