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David PillingFinancial Times |
There are reasons to both hope for — and doubt — that the continent could finally gain some Asian-style momentum
South Africa’s government could learn a great deal about transformation from the success of the Springboks
The continent’s young are losing faith in gerontocratic leadership
The idea to bring electricity to 300mn Africans is laudable but the assumptions are flawed
Africa’s ‘demographic dividend’ won’t pay off if ageing leaders continue to stifle their aspirations
The president’s leadership style strikes a chord with many but his tariffs offer Beijing more openings
Aggressive tactics used to scare off the animals have set humans against simians and neighbour against neighbour
The US president’s attacks on the country might actually unite its people
Ed Sheeran is right — the Christmas classic is painfully out of step with reality, much to the detriment of the continent
The conflict that has displaced 10mn people is made more intractable by proxy players and tangled objectives