Africa

A general view of a classroom at Kuriga school where more than 250 pupils were kidnapped by gunmen.
World
Gaba Muhammad

Nigeria school kidnappers deliver grim $1m ultimatum

A community leader said all of the 286 hostages would be killed if their ransom demand was not met.

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African leaders need to balance vast opportunities against dire risks.
Africa
The Economist

Africa is juggling rival powers like no other continent

African leaders need to balance vast opportunities against dire risks.

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Peacekeeper troops from Ethiopia and deployed in the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) patrol outside Abyei town, in Abyei state. (Photo by ALBERT GONZALEZ FARRAN / AFP)
World
Staff writers

This land dispute has left 137 people dead in three months

A UN peacekeeper was among the 52 people killed in the latest attacks over the weekend.

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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is heading into an election year, but is still yet to announce plans to run for a second term. (Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
World
Staff writers

Ageing leader. No challenger. It’s election year in Algeria

The oil-rich north African country is facing major economic challenges and increasing public dissatisfaction. So why does both its citizens and its current leaders seem so apathetic about an election shake-up?

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