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https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/10/05/a-particularly-sad-farewell-to-baobab
What lies behind South Sudan's antipathy towards foreigners?
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/09/18/all-foreigners-out-well-some-of-you
The Pistorius trial shows that justice is meted out to rich as well as poor
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/09/12/blade-runner-the-judges-cut
Is a new mobile-money service a welcome competitor to M-PESA, or a security risk?
How a missionary organisation is bringing clean water to villages in Africa
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/09/10/fresh-water-in-a-village-called-death
How should revenues from Tanzania's gas deposits be shared with oil firms?
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/09/09/sharing-the-spoils
Somaliland has sought international recognition since 1991, but is little noticed
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/09/04/an-inspiring-book-fair-a-raft-of-challenges
As African governments assess the cost of dealing with Ebola, here are Liberia's conclusions
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/09/03/ebolas-economic-impact
Africa’s regional hegemon is humiliated
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/08/27/the-great-escape
Forthcoming discussions are the latest in decades of sporadic war and faltering deals
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/08/26/talks-without-hope
To celebrate Women's Month in South Africa this August, the country's arts and culture ministry has launched an unusual Twitter campaign: "Wear a Doek Fridays." A doek is a square cloth tied arou...
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/08/11/spare-us-the-gimmick
Efforts to contain the spread of Ebola are meeting with apathy from residents in Freetown
Extremism is growing in Africa
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/07/28/ranking-high-on-the-wrong-measures
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https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/07/25/a-pause-in-the-killing
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https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/07/24/operation-servals-final-mission
A dispute over forced resettlements draws in Britain’s aid organisation
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https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/07/17/nollywoods-new-scoreboard
A suspected bombing in Lagos suggests that Boko Haram is extending its reach
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/07/15/boko-haram-extends-its-reach
France has willy-nilly been drawn back into military undertakings in Africa
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/07/15/we-cant-help-coming-back
An exiled opposition leader faces the death penalty after being taken back into the country in murky circumstances
Six months on, an outbreak of the deadly illness shows no signs of stopping
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Nigeria faces a worsening security situation
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/07/04/spreading-instability
The football-loving continent’s campaign was shrouded in controversy
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/07/01/field-of-shattered-dreams
Is an old tradition whereby a woman can be donated as a wife acceptable?
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/06/30/a-wife-as-a-gift
Governments in the region are failing to use smart methods to tackle drug abuse
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/06/30/the-wrong-way-to-beat-it
The unprecedented trial of a former president is accepted by his friends
The ousting of a reforming governor at the polls bodes ill for Nigeria in general
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/06/25/why-reform-is-so-hard
Why the medical authorities are finding it hard to stop the spread of ebola
The vice-president is in charge for now—will that become the new status quo at some point?
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/06/13/this-is-your-co-pilot-speaking
Fifty years ago today, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/06/12/nelson-mandela-is-imprisoned-for-life
Entrepreneurs speculate that Bitcoin might be able to undercut remittance services
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/06/11/bitcoin-for-the-poor
History has been made in Niger: a man has been sentenced to jail for slavery
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/06/02/a-first-conviction
Peter Mutharika becomes Malawi’s president as Joyce Banda concedes defeat
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/06/02/an-end-to-uncertainty-but-only-that
Liberians need to worry about a potential decline in Chinese demand for iron ore
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/27/anxiously-looking-east
Muslims and Christians coexist happily in Sierra Leone, even attend each others religious services. What a pleasant if rare change after mayhem in Sudan and Nigeria
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/26/how-easy-things-can-be
A surprise flare-up in the north may undermine the prospects for long-term peace and stability
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/24/the-rebels-are-back
America is going after war criminals in Liberia -- a long time after the war
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/22/long-arm-of-the-law
Art is starting to become a big deal in Africa, not least for investors
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/21/dollar-signs-on-a-canvas
A visit by the prime minister to the restless north goes terribly wrong
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/20/northern-exposure
A new study questions the value of an initiative to ensure fair working conditions for poor farm workers
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/19/not-so-fair-trade
Observers don't rate the chances of Nigerian soldiers sent to rescue the more than 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/16/the-odds-are-bad
Lawlessness at sea is making a misery of Nigeria’s fishing industry
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/16/pirates-wreak-havoc
A new report looks into the ever more busy migration routes from Africa to Europe
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/15/taking-their-chances
After years of embargoes, the minerals trade in eastern Congo is slowly recovering
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/13/turning-the-taps-back-on
The government is working on new roads and fixing old ones, but could do more and faster
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/12/is-sata-doing-great-things
Ten million Nigerian youngsters are not going to school
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/09/education-in-crisis
With almost all votes counted the ANC has 62.3% of the total
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/09/the-near-final-count
With two-fifths of votes counted the ANC looks set for a comfortable win again
A ceasefire gives hope to a violent and neglected part of the country
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/07/the-next-hot-place-to-go-on-hols
What Twitter tells us about one of Africa's capital cities
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/07/a-million-conversations-now
Bombs on buses scare many in Kenya and undermine faith in its military mission in Somalia
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/06/going-bang-day-and-night
The abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls has barely moved the president
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/02/where-is-the-government
A country in a bad way has yet more problems
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/05/02/the-messy-mission-to-find-joseph-kony
Can the decaying Kariba dam be saved and who will pay for it?
Four high-profile detainees are released from government incarceration
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/04/30/the-president-adjusts-to-reality
The fight over Durban's port expansion receives international attention
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/04/28/south-african-campaigner-wins-environmental-prize
Some 200 people were reportedly massacred at a single mosque
After decades of silence, Oman re-establishes links with east Africa
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/04/22/gingerly-coming-back
Each side in the civil war has helped to wreck the whole country
SEVERE droughts can cost Kenyan farmers their livelihoods. A new insurance scheme aims to protect them
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/04/17/no-risk-no-reward
A brave man under attack
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/04/17/a-brave-man-under-attack
Sending money home to Africa costs a lot
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/04/17/do-the-middlemen-deserve-their-cut
The government is expected to revise upwards the size of the economy, just as Nigeria recently did
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/04/15/putting-on-an-extra-20
The long-serving president is facing serious opposition from within his own ranks
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/04/10/the-same-chief-since-1987
After a recalculation of GDP figures, Nigeria overtakes South Africa as the continent's biggest economy
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/04/07/give-yourself-an-89-raise
An old warhorse gallops back into the fray
New legislation may save the ANC votes but will chase away foreign investment
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/03/27/bashing-business-for-votes
Reports of an outbreak of the Ebola virus are causing different reactions
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/03/26/a-deadly-disease-on-the-prowl
The extradition of one of the president’s foes poses awkward questions for him
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/03/25/will-justice-ever-be-even-handed
Nigeria’s counter-insurgency experts try a new approach
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/03/21/how-about-some-carrot
Sanitary pads made from local papyrus are helping girls to stay in school
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/03/20/working-with-what-you-have
The fighting in northern Mali of a year ago has died down for now but the problems are far from solved
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/03/17/jaw-jaw-is-not-enough
African Unions troops are once again attacking Shabab extremists in the south but the more urgent task is finding political agreement in the capital
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/03/14/the-real-fight-is-behind-closed-doors
The Somaliland government is trying to use oil contracts to gain international legitmacy
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/03/13/the-black-stuff-can-be-very-useful
Thousands flee the country every year to escape the clutches of the army
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/03/10/miserable-and-useless
A Ghanaian think tank gives advice on how to exploit Africa's riches
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/03/07/how-to-make-it-last
A film festival aims to change how outsiders see the country
A report into the widespread theft of public money may hurt the president at the polls
Laurent Gbagbo's party is growing in strength, even as the former president awaits trial in The Hague
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/02/26/the-popular-front-is-back-in-business
Diplomatic pressure is unlikely to reverse an absurd, cruel law
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/02/25/deadly-intolerance
A short-sighted and controversial sacking of the reformer in the top job
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/02/21/playing-politics
The Nigerian president kicks off a debate about how his country is perceived abroad
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/02/13/big-country-thin-skin
Two vice-presidents of Ivory Coast’s former ruling party went to Ghana last month to ask Ivorian refugees in the country what it would take to get them to return
While worldwide piracy incidents declined in 2013, attacks spiked in west Africa late last year
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/02/06/angola-in-their-sights
Before Mamphela Ramphele and Helen Zille could jointly challenge the ANC they had already fallen out
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/02/04/the-five-day-marriage
The general warns that the current conflict "is not over" and said that the army could do no more than create the conditions for the country's bickering politicians to talk
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/02/03/straddling-divides
Naume Awero is sitting on her Bajaj Boxer motorbike surrounded by traffic
What happens next—irrespective of the deaths of 10,000-plus people and the fate of the 700,000 or so who have fled their homes—depends largely on the fate of 11 men
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/01/29/has-the-fire-really-ceased
Mamphela Ramphele has decided to accepted belatedly an invitation to replace Helen Zille as the main opposition candidate, joining forces with the Democratic Alliance
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/01/28/the-lady-is-for-joining-after-all
The new interim president is struggling to end months of bloodshed whilst guiding the country to elections in a year’s time
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/01/28/africas-third-female-president
The ruling African National Congress is odds-on to win this year’s elections but seems unwilling to do much to make the country more investor-friendly. So the rand will keep falling.
Have ten thousand people died because of their tribal affiliations?
The fighting may stop for now but the impoverished people of South Sudan will continue to live in a dysfunctional state that cannot offer them much
One of Kenya's leading literary figures has published an essay, "I am a homosexual, Mum", in reaction to anti-gay laws in Nigeria and elsewhere on the continent
A former child soldiers hears of his family's slaughter by telephone
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/01/22/one-man-two-wars
Nigeria is about to publish long-delayed revisions to its estimate of the size of the economy
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/01/21/africas-big-shots
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https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/01/17/goldfinger-and-the-presidency
The governments of South Sudan’s southern neighbours have long been friendly to him. But since Christmas they have more actively taken his side against Riek Machar, whom he ousted as vice-presi...
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/01/16/the-neighbours-take-sides
Nigeria bans all meetings of homosexuals
https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/01/14/no-country-for-gay-men