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Are minerals certified as from Rwanda in fact stolen by its armed proxies in DRC? A Belgian judge will investigate. david pilling Laura Dubois alicemhancock

The writer of this book paid for it with his life. My review of Oromay, an Ethiopian classic of propaganda, war and Eritrean espressos on.ft.com/4hmYfIq via @financialtimes

Presented the FT News Briefing podcast today with updates on Trump policy announcements, Toyota's hydrogen car troubles, Davos, and fresh accusations that Apple is benefiting from 'blood minerals' in eastern Congo. w/ david pilling and Harry Dempsey ft.com/content/bc5221…

Professor Chidi Odinkalu, CGoF discusses how Rwandan President Paul Kagame has reshaped East African power politics. Read more in david pilling's piece for Financial Times. ft.com/content/4c5c53…

My take on the phenomenon of Africa's pulsing cities: ft.com/content/9cc23b… via @ft

Wonderful to see @ftmag short-listed for Mag of the Year in the #PressAwards again. Especially exciting to see that THREE of the Feature Writers of the Year have written covers for the mag . Congrats to Henry Mance david pilling & Jenny Kleeman thepressawards.com/shortlist?utm_…

"What has evolved instead, he says, are 'informal spaces' and a 'makeshift economy' in which people hustle a living in the absence of formal jobs. The gap between the education and ambitions of millions of young people [...] has fostered generational frustration [...]"

david pilling sharp eye. He did it again.

Good read by david pilling in the Financial Times. Africa is urbanizing faster and at lower income levels than ever before in history. Getting urban growth right in the coming decades will be difficult, but critical. Fortunately, African cities are rich with young talent. 🌟🌍

South Africa has been blindsided by Donald Trump ft.com/content/ef60e8… via @ft

Kifefe Kizza-Besigye is weak, has lost alarming weight, and is dizzy—he hasn’t eaten in 5 days. This is not just illegal detention, it is kidnapping. I am outraged and demand that Yoweri K Museveni & his son, the army chief, release him immediately. He is a citizen with rights—just like

Winnie Byanyima Kifefe Kizza-Besigye #FreeBesigye

Lunch w/ Bjorn Lomborg: ‘You can’t spend on everything’ ft.com/content/fb5128… via @ft

Can international aid survive in a crumbling world order? via Financial Times on.ft.com/43kMWwD

Parts of the Sahara really do like this

Incredible week in the desert: Deep into the Sahara, on a Mauritanian adventure via Financial Times on.ft.com/3RpEKE8

Our young colleague Joe Salcedo has died at the tragically young age of 29. His family in the Philippines is heartbroken and the FT is raising money to help with arrangements. Here is a link to the page gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of…

Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts ft.com/content/bdd9bb… via @ft

Bill Gates is giving away $200bn. Can his plans survive in the Trump era? on.ft.com/4m7LxAm via @financialtimes - here's a longer piece from the same interview

Submissions are now open. Financial Times and World Bank, are pleased to present the second edition of the Africa Sustainable Futures Awards, promoting innovative, long-term solutions to development challenges in Africa. More at: bit.ly/3ZKNc5g #AfricaSFAwards MIGA