Africa
1843 magazine | Friends with benefits? The country still in thrall to the Wagner Group
In the Central African Republic locals are learning Russian while mercenaries knock back lager
Middle East & Africa
Meet Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s retro revolutionary
Africa’s youngest leader is the face of the continent’s changing geopolitics
Middle East & Africa
America steps up bombing the Houthis but lacks a clear strategy
It will be hard to secure the Red Sea without driving the rebel group from power in Yemen
Middle East & Africa
Talks over the Chagos Islands show the rising clout of Mauritius
And the influence of India, which is building facilities on another Mauritian island
Middle East & Africa
Khartoum changes hands, marking a new phase in Sudan’s civil war
The national army may push on to Darfur. Risks abound
Middle East & Africa
Nigeria’s president pushes the limits of his power
A crisis in the oil-rich Niger Delta raises questions about the rule of law
Middle East & Africa
A faster rollout of malaria vaccines would save many lives
But someone needs to pay for it—just when aid budgets are being slashed
Middle East & Africa
The success of Ivory Coast is Africa’s best-kept secret
How has it managed to outshine its peers?
Middle East & Africa
Nigerian politics is a nasty place for women
A sexual-harassment scandal in parliament shows why
Middle East & Africa
A coup attempt in Tigray raises tensions in the Horn
Ethiopia and Eritrea are engaged in a dangerous game of brinkmanship
Middle East & Africa
Another civil war looms in South Sudan
It could merge with the one in neighbouring Sudan, to catastrophic effect
Middle East & Africa
Abiy Ahmed’s agricultural revolution is too good to be true
The prime minister claims to have made Ethiopia Africa’s breadbasket. The numbers disagree