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Africa doesn’t need favours, says Mo Ibrahim The Sudanese founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation says investors are finally getting ?the message that there is money to be made in Africa, where ther...

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DR Congo: Regrets after cosying up to enemy The third in our series of political flashpoints in Africa for 2011 focuses on simmering conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Cinema: Women in the spotlight Female directors are achieving increasing success in the African film industry ?but those at the forefront want to be recognised for their skills, not...

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Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi addresses the representatives of syndicates, political forces, and NGOs, via video conference during the inaugural meeting of the National Dialogue in Cairo on May 3, 2023. – After months of dragging its feet, Egypt finally launched its ‘national dialogue’, unleashing in tandem a wave of repression against dissidents, football fans and supporters of a lone opposition presidential candidate, rights defenders say.

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© A member of the Somali parliament casts a ballot during the first round of the Somali presidential elections, in Mogadishu, Somalia. May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi addresses the representatives of syndicates, political forces, and NGOs, via video conference during the inaugural meeting of the National Dialogue in Cairo on May 3, 2023. – After months of dragging its feet, Egypt finally launched its ‘national dialogue’, unleashing in tandem a wave of repression against dissidents, football fans and supporters of a lone opposition presidential candidate, rights defenders say.

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Premium badgeEgypt ‘national dialogue’ kicks off with wave of arrests One month into a much-touted programme to heal the country’s deep political rifts, Egyptian authorities have arrested dozens of dissidents, opposition...
© A member of the Somali parliament casts a ballot during the first round of the Somali presidential elections, in Mogadishu, Somalia. May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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Premium badgeSomalia announces universal suffrage to replace clan-based system Somalia has announced universal suffrage will be implemented across the country, thereby replacing the current clan-based election system. However, de...
© Economists expect US dollar stength to continue through 2023 at least. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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Premium badgeAfrican payments system can lower risk of sovereign-debt crises, Afreximbank chief says Wider adoption of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) can help prevent future sovereign-debt crises, Benedict Oramah, president of t...

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Sahel: As stable as the desert sand The battle for control of the Sahel is the second in our series analysing Africa’s 2011 political flashpoints in 2011.

Sudan: Breaking up but stuck together In the first of a series of articles analysing Africa’s potential political flashpoints in 2011, we look at South Sudan as voters get ready for the re...

Political battle lines for 2011 From the independence vote in Southern Sudan to the continuing rape and pillaging of eastern Congo, Africa’s diplomats will find their conflict-resolu...

Teach Africa: voluntary service for diaspora graduates Last, but not least in our list of 11 ideas for Africa in 2011, is to put the diaspora to work teaching Africa’s youth

Outlaw trade mispricing Number 9 on our list of 11 ideas for Africa in 2011 is to make companies more transparent about where and how they operate.

Remove France’s control of the CFA Number 8 on our list of 11 ideas for Africa in 2011 is to bin the CFA.