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Articles by David Pilling
Dangote takes stake in Kenyan pipeline and pledges more ‘aggressive’ energy investment
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest industrialist, said he planned to invest $1.5bn to expand a Kenyan pipeline network in which his company...
Can Africa outgrow China?
Practically a generation has passed since a commodity boom and massive Chinese infrastructure investments in the early 2000s stoked...
Africa’s explosive growth in cities
Onitsha may be the biggest city you’ve never heard of.
He’s been named the most powerful artist in the world. What drives Ibrahim Mahama?
It is the artistic equivalent of squeezing a quart into a pint pot.
Ethiopian government seizes Tigray capital in blow to rebels
Pro-government forces have claimed control of Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, in what would be a major...
Aliko Dangote’s $16bn oil refinery project paused by Kenyan court
Billionaire Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote said “nothing will stop” his $16bn oil refinery project from going ahead in Kenya, after...
De Beers bets on consumers’ taste for the real to restore natural diamonds’ sparkle
A backlash against the artificial has given the struggling natural diamond industry fresh hope of regaining its sparkle, according to the...
The $1.6bn IPO that could draw millions of Nigerians to the stock market
Chukwuka Kosisochukwu sits on an empty bucket beneath the ramshackle entrance to his hardware store on the outskirts of Lagos.
Africa redraws the map
In Sylvie and Bruno Concluded, Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, turns his attention to another mad-hatter...
Africa’s richest man seeks to raise $1.6bn in continent’s biggest IPO
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is seeking to raise at least $1.6bn from retail investors across the continent by listing shares in...
Africa’s richest man seeks to raise $1.6bn in continent’s biggest IPO
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is seeking to raise at least $1.6bn from retail investors across the continent by listing shares in Upgrade to read this Financial Times article and get so much more. A Silver or Gold subscription plan is required to access premium news articles.
Life on the frontline against Ebola
The nurses and doctors on the frontline of what could turn out to be the worst Ebola epidemic in history have more to contend with than a...
Los campos de refugiados se convierten en minieconomías
El volumen que le falta a la diminuta tienda de paredes de adobe de Jacqueline Bampire lo compensa con ingenio. Apretujada en un espacio del tamaño de un ataúd invertido, junto a la propia Bampire hay una colección de productos sorprendentemente grande. Entre los artÃculos figuran sacos de judÃas, harina, maÃz y arroz (tanto ruandés como el más popular tanzano) y sobres de sopa Maggi colgados del techo como adornos.
How refugee camps become mini-economies
What Jacqueline Bampire’s tiny, mud-walled shopfront lacks in volume, it makes up for in ingenuity.
Niger says mutinying soldiers launched coup attempt
Soldiers attacked a major military base at the main international airport in Niger’s capital Niamey, moved on the presidential palace and...
Errol Musk: “Soy el papá de Elon, no su amigo”
Elon Musk le dijo a su biógrafo, Walter Isaacson, que su padre tenía una personalidad al estilo de Jekyll y Hyde. Las llamas del fuego de la cocina del restaurante que casi me rozan sugieren al Sr. Hyde, pero la figura alta y afable, de aspecto paternal que me estrecha la mano y me dedica una sonrisa blanca con dentadura perfecta evoca al Dr. Jekyll. Errol Musk me dice más tarde que el libro de Isaacson es “muy, muy malo” y está lleno de errores.
Errol Musk, el polémico padre de Elon Musk
Las llamas que parecen lamerme desde la chimenea del restaurante sugieren la imagen de Mister Hyde, pero la figura alta y amistosa que me estrecha la mano, sonriendo, evoca al Dr. Jekyll. Elon Musk dijo a su biógrafo, Walter Isaacson, que su padre tenía una naturaleza propia de Jekyll y Hyde, aunque Errol me asegura que el libro es “muy malo” y está lleno de errores. Cuando entra en el restaurante de Langebaan, en la ventosa costa occidental de Sudáfrica, resulta fascinante.
Errol Musk: 'I'm Elon's father, not his pal'
The far-right convener on his violent upbringing in South Africa, why he admires Vladimir Putin and Tommy Robinson — and his on-off relationship with his son Some of Elon Musk's wayward genius is traceable to his father, Errol, a man whom Elon has called both legitimate businessman and huckster. The flames licking at me from the restaurant fire suggest Mr Hyde but the tall, avuncular figure who grips my hand and flashes a pearly white smile says Dr Jekyll.
Lunch with Errol Musk: 'I'm Elon's father, not his pal'
Upgrade to get full access to all premium news on Yahoo Finance and get more great articles like this free preview. Recently, Errol has become a champion of both Vladimir Putin and British far-right activist Tommy Robinson. This July, he paid for Robinson — "so polite and self-effacing" — to attend Russia's anti-Davos. Last year, The New York Times ran a lengthy investigative piece alleging that Errol had been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren.
Errol Musk: ‘I’m Elon’s father, not his pal’
The flames licking at me from the restaurant fire suggest Mr Hyde but the tall, avuncular figure who grips my hand and flashes a pearly...
Does Africa have too few people?
Could Africa have too few people? The very idea might seem preposterous.
How a made-up agency found its way into Nigeria’s budget
The Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council had an important task: to attract foreign investment into Nigeria.
The DC lobbyists helping African leaders survive Donald Trump
At the annual Washington prayer breakfast on February 5, President Donald Trump had some rare kind words to say about Nigeria, the west...
Ebola death toll rises to 930, as outbreak spreads at record pace
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 930 people, the country’s health ministry said on Monday,...
El negocio de la Casa Blanca: la fortuna de Trump dispara comparaciones con líderes autoritarios
El presidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump voló esta semana a Medora, Dakota del Norte, para inaugurar la Biblioteca Presidencial Theodore Roosevelt. El viaje fue notable por ser el primero a bordo del nuevo Boeing 747 de u$s 400 millones que le regaló el emir de Qatar. Trump partió el mismo día en que se dio a conocer que había ganado más de u$s 2.200 millones desde su regreso a la Casa Blanca, un botín sin precedentes en la historia presidencial de EE.UU.
Donald Trump’s $2.2bn windfall invites comparisons with global strongmen
President Donald Trump flew to Medora, North Dakota, this week to dedicate the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.
Ethiopia makes deal to cut payments on $1bn bond
Ethiopia has made a deal to restructure its defaulted $1bn international bond after investors threatened to sue over the flaws of a G20...
How a $20bn bet paid off for Africa’s richest man
When Aliko Dangote announced plans to construct a giant oil refinery on a swamp outside Lagos more than a decade ago, few believed he...
Por qué regresó el ébola y una advertencia para la próxima pandemia
En 1976, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, un joven epidemiólogo congoleño, fue enviado a investigar una misteriosa enfermedad que había surgido en la selva tropical cerca de una misión católica en lo que entonces era Zaire. Llegó a la remota aldea de Yambuku, no muy lejos del río Ébola, y se encontró con una escena de terror, en la que una persona tras otra sucumbía a la fiebre, las hemorragias y la muerte.
Blow to UK authorities as former Nigerian oil minister cleared in bribery case
Over the course of 46 hours, a jury in London wrestled with a question: was Diezani Alison-Madueke a corrupt politician who bankrolled a...
Why Ebola came back — and a warning for the next pandemic
In 1976, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, a young Congolese epidemiologist, was sent to investigate a mysterious disease that had erupted in the...
Nigeria’s big food businesses prosper through insecurity and economic shock
In 2024, Nigeria was gripped by hunger protests.
Africa’s manufacturers struggle against the odds
Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president, is clear about the kind of businesses his continent needs: manufacturing.
Ebola spreads to new areas of DR Congo as outbreak widens
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been confirmed in 24 separate locations across three provinces, underlining...
Anger and suspicion as Ebola spreads through eastern DR Congo
A week after the Democratic Republic of Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola, and many weeks after the virus began its silent march...
Donald Trump reboots foreign aid with cash-for-data strategy
In the wake of gutting USAID, Donald Trump’s administration is rolling out a new “America First” global health strategy that it sees as...
Protests spread in Africa as fuel crisis deepens
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Rising fuel prices have triggered deadly protests in Kenya and forced countries across Africa to take emergency measures, as a deepening...
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WHO declares global health emergency on Ebola
The World Health Organization has declared a “public health emergency of international concern” after an outbreak of a rare strain of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo spread to the capital Kinshasa and to neighbouring Uganda. The WHO said the spread of the suspected Bundibugyo strain of the deadly haemorrhagic fever had probably begun without detection in March. There are no virus-specific therapeutics or vaccines for that strain.
WHO declares global health emergency on Ebola
The World Health Organization has declared a “public health emergency of international concern” after an outbreak of a rare strain of...
The ranking: Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies 2026
The Financial Times ranking of Africa’s fastest-growing companies, now in its fifth year, continues to throw up surprises.
Africa’s richest man eyes Kenya for new refinery
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s wealthiest industrialist, is eyeing Kenya as the site of a huge 650,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery he intends to...
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote plans London listing of cement empire
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote is planning a London listing of his cement empire this year, in a move that would provide a...
G7 citizens overstate foreign aid spending by 20 times, survey suggests
People in G7 advanced nations believe that nearly one-fifth of their national budgets are spent on overseas development aid, according to...
Firebrand South African politician sentenced to jail for firing gun at rally
Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of South Africa’s radical Economic Freedom Fighters, was sentenced to five years in jail on Thursday...
DR Congo to stockpile critical minerals with new reserves
The Democratic Republic of Congo will establish a strategic reserve of three minerals, including cobalt and coltan, in a move designed to...
Fallout from vicious Sudan war spills across borders
An end to Sudan’s catastrophic civil war is elusive as ever as the conflict enters its fourth year, spilling into Chad to the west,...
Nigeria military to investigate deadly air strike on bustling market
Nigeria’s air force said it would investigate claims that dozens of civilians were killed in a weekend air strike on a busy market in the...
Chasing Freedom — Simukai Chigudu on the trail of Rhodes and Mugabe
Though Chasing Freedom is a work of non-fiction, there is something of JD Salinger’s Holden Caulfield in its author Simukai Chigudu.
Zimbabwe’s ‘Crocodile’ leader eyes role as president for life
When crocodiles seize their prey, they generally do not let go.
Kenya enters rare earths race with Mrima Hill deposit
Kenya has invited expressions of interest in its prized deposit of rare earths at Mrima Hill, a test of whether the country can...
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