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Middle East & Africa
Why France is betting on business to shake off its colonial baggage
3 min read
Leaders
But to end Congo’s terrible war, America must remain neutral
4 min read
The pitch by M23, exclusively revealed to The Economist, belies the rebels’ weaknesses
8 min read
There is little to stop militants from expanding their influence
Tom Gardner, our Africa correspondent, watches an American-led effort to fight jihadism
Balancing the needs of locals, tourists and animals is a difficult business
6 min read
The continent’s fintechs want to ease cross-border payments
A sham election, a massacre whitewashed
A spurt of Chinese investment suggests the chances are improving
5 min read
A leader who once championed press freedom now treats criticism as a crime
2 min read
Three years into Sudan’s civil war, the Rapid Support Forces has grown into a regional power
7 min read
One of west Africa’s bastions of democracy has fallen
