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Tom Gardner, our Africa correspondent, watches an American-led effort to fight jihadism
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Pressure from America and its allies can prevent a return to fighting

John McDermott, our chief Africa correspondent, writes about the Middle East crisis

John McDermott, our Chief Africa correspondent, rummages through the postbag

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

It does not seem designed to make the country safer

The continent’s food markets are more dynamic than commonly thought