Tanzania’s first female president wants to bring nation in from the cold
Successor to late Covid-sceptic autocrat John Magufuli seeks to gradually build consensus
WHO and global leaders could have averted Covid calamity, experts say
Scathing report finds wealthy nations ‘wasted’ February 2020 through inaction
‘No one is safe until everyone is safe’: Global alliance formed to take on Covid-19
Pandemic Action Network formed to combat current global crisis and future pandemics
Ethiopian PM’s Nobel Peace Prize draws ire of Eritrean protesters
Abiy Ahmed accused of whitewashing crimes of neighbouring dictator Isaias Afwerki
Zimbabwe vote veers between ‘smooth’ and ‘disorganised’
Polls give president Emmerson Mnangagwa slim lead over rival Nelson Chamisa
George Weah’s camp says he is set to win Liberian election
Unofficial partial results show former soccer star leading in presidential run-off vote
Liberia goes to the polls in ‘test day for democracy’
Former world footballer of the year George Weah in race against vice president Joseph Boakai
Hint of Charles Taylor link may yet hurt Liberia’s would-be king
George Weah leading presidential race, but any link to war criminal likely to do harm
Liberia’s ballot riddled with legacy of civil conflict
Country will next Tuesday vote in election widely seen as a test of still-fragile peace
Another Zuma eyes up long road to South African presidency
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the president’s ex-wife, is expected to bid for ANC leadership
Gambian ruling party challenges election result
Security forces block access to electoral commission following presidential poll
HSBC provided banking for supplier of arms to children
HSBC client Katex Mines Guinee brought weapons to nearby Guinea, files reveal
Ban Ki-moon praises Ebola nurses, pledges more support
UN chief will visit Guinea and Mali on Saturday before heading to Ghana
Global response to Ebola in Liberia hampered by infighting
Officials complain that donor countries are ‘showing a level of disrespect’ by judging Liberian community groups by ‘western standards’
Decline of big organisations allows rise of potent threats
We are particularly slow to build institutions to combat long-running problems
WHO backs use of untested drugs on Ebola virus
Supply of US-made drug ZMapp exhausted, says manufacturer
Group to consider clinical trials to fight Ebola outbreak
State of emergency declared in Liberia, army blockade set up in Sierra Leone
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