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The diaspora currently exerts a mixed influence on African economies but with better governance, deregulation and greater stability hundreds of millions of Africans abroad could fuel a development boom of [...]

Amid calls for African nations to boost exports to China, agriculture seems an obvious choice, but can Africa's exporters overcome the many barriers still in their way? Charlie Mitchell investigates [...]

Kenya's August presidential elections have profound implications for growth and development across East Africa. Charlie Mitchell looks at how the contest is shaping up and the issues the candidates have [...]

As it moves forward with plans to add to its 22 African routes and secure code-sharing agreements, could Emirates be the airline that connects Africa with the world? Charlie Mitchell [...]

Set to open in 2025, the world's longest heated pipeline will shift 230,000 barrels of oil per day and revolutionise the East African oil industry. But US and European banks [...]

Advocates say a planned pipeline network encompassing seven Central African states could revolutionise energy access. But, as Charlie Mitchell reports, there are questions over funding, refining capacity and the environment. [...]

China has agreed to forgive interest-free loans to 17 African countries as it seeks to dispel debt-trap allegations. But Charlie Mitchell reports sceptics saying that the days of Beijing writing [...]

Within hours of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's return as president of Somalia in May, the US announced it would redeploy 500 troops to aid in the fight against the terrorist group [...]

The article focuses on the potential of African agriculture to boost exports to China as Chinese President Xi Jinping promises to increase imports from Africa over the next three years. Topics include the challenges faced by African exporters; the need for value addition to exports and the potential benefits of agricultural trade between African countries; and the importance of addressing trade imbalances and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on African agriculture are also discussed.

Want people to eat less meat? Tasty soy patties probably won't cut it. SPRING WAS A BAD SEASON for carnivores: Popular cooking website Epicurious committed publicly to leaving beef out [...]