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John McDermott, our chief Africa correspondent, analyses the country’s shocking rise in anti-foreign sentiment
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John McDermott, our chief Africa correspondent, argues that the conflict is not “forgotten” but “neglected”

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

It is too easy for xenophobic vigilantes to take advantage of poverty and a weak state

Tom Gardner, our Africa correspondent, watches an American-led effort to fight jihadism

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

After a lost decade, economic prospects may be brightening