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It can also be an economic liability]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/fad6a8cf-dda2-4eba-a244-025748900263</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fad6a8cf-dda2-4eba-a244-025748900263</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 15:53:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DR Congo eyes US minerals deal tied to peace in rebel-hit east by end of June]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another round of negotiations in Washington expected next week]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/dbebe2e4-810c-4fec-b587-faf9533fa51b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">dbebe2e4-810c-4fec-b587-faf9533fa51b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 04:00:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My weekend at Zambia’s wild, waterborne carnival ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When floods spill across the western plains, the stage is set for the remarkable celebration of Kuomboka — and tourists are being invited to join the 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under deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius ]]></title><description><![CDATA[British government says accord will guarantee future of joint military base with US ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/2402978e-cf62-4a1e-8a0c-8bb85af85d8c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2402978e-cf62-4a1e-8a0c-8bb85af85d8c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 17:20:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The cult of Saint Traoré’: how a Russia-backed junta leader became an icon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anger over democratic dysfunction and western meddling has fuelled global support for Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a6fc98ac-aa6b-428a-9d63-e4e741524ed6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a6fc98ac-aa6b-428a-9d63-e4e741524ed6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 04:00:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cape Town fights off a baboon invasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aggressive tactics used to scare off the animals have set humans against simians and neighbour against neighbour]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/4013bd28-50ac-431d-bab1-78c26518a745</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4013bd28-50ac-431d-bab1-78c26518a745</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 04:00:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US judge says Trump administration violated court order on deportations]]></title><description><![CDATA[A second US judge accuses the government of flouting court orders related to removal flights ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/94df150d-be9e-4f19-aed4-f324fa4d40c5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">94df150d-be9e-4f19-aed4-f324fa4d40c5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 23:00:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK set to sign Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain to agree multibillion pound payment to retain access to Diego Garcia military base also used by 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]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/0aa1ebb0-f4f4-4d88-a5f2-f8fc9febf574</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0aa1ebb0-f4f4-4d88-a5f2-f8fc9febf574</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 17:00:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Total’s risky bet on a natural gas megaproject in southern Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[The French energy giant was forced to pause a huge LNG scheme in Mozambique after Islamist militants launched a deadly attack. Is the region safe enough for it to restart?]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c0629936-79c8-4528-9b00-7456d042b6c9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c0629936-79c8-4528-9b00-7456d042b6c9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa turns to golf diplomacy to woo Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ernie Els set to join Cyril Ramaphosa for White House meeting after breakdown in relations between Pretoria and Washington]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/dec51cec-8d4f-417a-965f-609a33df4b32</link><guid isPermaLink="false">dec51cec-8d4f-417a-965f-609a33df4b32</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five spectacular hotel revamps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stunning renovations that guarantee the greatest escapes  ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e7f3925f-2f8a-4342-ae01-f9e0e6210fee</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e7f3925f-2f8a-4342-ae01-f9e0e6210fee</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 04:00:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Military briefing: the foreign drones that turned Sudan’s civil war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Influx of weapons believed to have come from China, Turkey and the UAE has escalated the ruinous conflict]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/5e9441c8-00d1-4133-87d6-a026deb6eb39</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e9441c8-00d1-4133-87d6-a026deb6eb39</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 04:00:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[French nuclear company Orano explores sale of Niger uranium assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Process to sell subsidiaries follows breakdown of ties with west African country’s military government]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e0d5c62f-3794-4148-95e2-31deecbc7717</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e0d5c62f-3794-4148-95e2-31deecbc7717</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 11:00:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ranking: Africa's Fastest-Growing Companies 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Africa and Nigeria dominate the list of 130 businesses hinting at the difficulties entrepreneurs from smaller countries face in building a continental presence]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1cae5285-ed13-47f4-ab24-81f58b535c07</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1cae5285-ed13-47f4-ab24-81f58b535c07</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 04:00:45 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>