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    • Monday, 26 February, 2024
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      Africa’s most successful carrier says continent’s airlines are being held back by inability to operate freely in the region

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    • Sunday, 25 February, 2024
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      The forgotten war

      Sudan’s conflict is a threat to regional stability — and millions of lives

      Refugees gather in southern Sudan. Some 18mn people, more than a third of the population, are in what the UN World Food Programme calls ‘acute hunger’
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      Deals with creditors are crucial to a $1.3bn IMF bailout

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      Abu Dhabi steps in to ease Egypt’s currency crisis with $35bn investment

      Cash for Mediterranean development could unlock IMF deal for most populous Arab country, say analysts

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      Brazil’s Lula ‘persona non grata’ in Israel as Gaza war angers developing world

      Latin American and African nations have been sharply critical of Jewish state

      Brazilian President Lula da Silva welcomes Brazilians and Palestinians returning from the Gaza Strip at Brasilia Air Base
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      Nigeria blocks access to crypto exchanges in effort to curb currency slide

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      Maritime body fears resurgence of vessel seizures in Gulf of Guinea and off Somali coast after fresh piracy incidents

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      Looting all but halts Gaza aid deliveries as law and order nears collapse

      Egypt seeks to broker deal with Israeli military to allow Palestinian police to guard convoys

      A man walks past a truck carrying humanitarian aid from the UK that entered Gaza by truck
    • Wednesday, 21 February, 2024
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      South Africa to tap $8bn from foreign currency account to pay down debts

      Move comes ahead of a general election as the ruling ANC seeks to quell unease at its handling of the economy

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      Taking the helm for an offshore sailing adventure

      On a 900-mile passage from the Canaries to Cape Verde, even complete novices can get a thrilling taste of life at sea

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    • Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
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      Stage set for tight vote in which governing African National Congress will be battling to keep its majority

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      Scale of crisis created by Sudan’s ‘hidden’ war alarms refugee chief

      Conflict has been largely ignored due to Ukraine and Gaza wars, Norwegian Refugee Council chief says

      People trek across border from Sudan to Chad
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      Headcount to be reduced by almost a fifth after 71% plunge in profitability

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    • Sunday, 18 February, 2024
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      Lesetja Kganyago says inflation still poses risk even as other emerging markets start to loosen policy

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    • Friday, 16 February, 2024
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      Egypt begins building walled enclosure close to Gaza border

      Satellite images appear to show construction of ‘gated’ area as UN says Israeli attack on Rafah may force people over frontier

      A satellite photograph shows the construction of a wall along the Egypt-Gaza border
    • Friday, 16 February, 2024
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      Senegal’s top court censures president for postponing election

      Constitutional Council says Macky Sall does not have authority to cancel vote that must be held as soon as possible

      A man walks past a burning barricade during demonstrations in Dakar
    • Thursday, 15 February, 2024
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      Global tree-planting push threatens African grasslands, warns report

      Research highlights risks posed by pan-continental reforestation project

      A Springbok  stands under a tree on the savannah in Namibia
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      Kenyan shilling soars after $1.5bn bond issue eases default fears

      Currency has become top performer in Africa in 2024 after falling by one-fifth last year

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    • Thursday, 15 February, 2024
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      Arianna Huffington sells Françoise Gilot painting

      Tesfaye Urgessa is first Ethiopian pavilion artist for Venice; gallerist bucks trend in China; George Condo makes prints for Dia

    • Thursday, 15 February, 2024
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    • Thursday, 15 February, 2024
      Climate change
      Flagship climate finance scheme struggles to raise capital

      Plan to mobilise vast sums for green transition in developing world ‘long on promise but short on progress’, says foundation

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    • Wednesday, 14 February, 2024
      Ghana
      Ghana replaces finance minister who negotiated $3bn IMF bailout

      Dismissal of Ken Ofori-Atta seen as ruling party’s attempt to draw a line under economic debacle

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