Zambia’s ‘King Cobra’ rattles business
FT.com | Populist’s crackdown on tax avoidance, transfer pricing sparks unease among investors.
Amazon-style sites flourish in Nigeria
FT.com | Sites enjoy a boom, aided by the lack of high-quality shopping venues for the growing middle class.
Libya unrest disrupts oil operations
Weak government and proliferation of militias have changed the environment for foreign companies.
Cartoon taps fears for Mandela legacy
Many South Africans sense unseemly battle brewing over ex-president’s estate as he nears 95.
New governor has big goals for Nairobi
Evans Kidero vows to fight graft in Kenya’s capital, which is at the forefront of devolution plans.
Ali Kafi, former Algerian leader, dies at 84
Mr. Kafi led Algeria after the 1992 coup that aimed to stop Islamists from winning a national election.
Attack on Somali court complex leaves 16 dead
The assault was the most serious in Mogadishu since al-Shabab was forced out of the capital in 2011.
Loyalty slips with the ANC
Black South Africans are slowly losing faith in the party that ended apartheid. It is accused of being wasteful, ineffective and out of touch.
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- 2 Moroccan men convicted of being homosexual sentence to 4 months in prison
- Thousands of women protest death of detained opposition activist in Togo.
- China vice-premier in Zimbabwe for start of trade and development trip before Africa summit
- Court drops charges against boyfriend accused in rape-murder case that shocked South Africans
- Rebels in Central African Republic protest at leader's headquarters, protest living conditions
- UN: Cholera outbreak hits Malian refugee camp in Niger
- In Uganda, fury over a general's letter reveals battle over the president's political legacy
- South Africa: Tears as court acquits Oscar Pistorius' brother in woman's death in accident
- M23 rebels clash with Congo army for a 2nd day in the country's east
- South Africa: Sheriff denied entry to auction Mandela ex-wife's belongings to pay bad debt
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India’s blue helmets
After years of leading the peacekeeping mission in Congo, India is scaling back on its military commitments.
Elsewhere in World
Africa
- Algeria's president recovering in undisclosed location after leaving Paris military hospital
- 2 Moroccan men convicted of being homosexual sentence to 4 months in prison
- Thousands of women protest death of detained opposition activist in Togo.
- South Africa: Tears as court acquits Oscar Pistorius' brother in woman's death in accident
Middle East
- Car bomb explodes as Sunni worshippers leave mosque in Iraq, deadliest of attacks that kill 20
- Iran election overseers block 2 wild card figures from presidential race
- Saudi Arabia executes 5 Yemenis convicted of crimes, displays bodies in public
- Egyptian troops mistakenly fire on Sinai funeral in sweep against militants behind kidnapping
Europe
- Gandhi 'blood sample' fails to sell at UK auction of Indian leader's personal items
- Boruch Spiegel, 1 of last surviving fighters of Warsaw ghetto uprising, dies at 93
- Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris evacuated after suicide inside the landmark church
- Move over Usain! Feathered Bolt sells for $400,000 after only 1 year in priciest pigeon sale
The Americas
- Brazil's Truth Commission says human rights abuses could be brought to trial
- Troops flood western Mexico to protect towns, but doubts remain
- Internet analyst: Fiber-optic cable branch from Cuba to Jamaica now carrying traffic
- Cubans can now import refrigerators, microwaves, as 2005 ban on energy-hogging appliances ends
National Security
- US missile test postponed in April due to North Korean tensions is now scheduled for Tuesday
- Kerry challenges Congress on security at US diplomatic missions, vows to boost protection
- Army general who served in Afghanistan is Pentagon pick to command US troops in South Korea
- VA says more than 10,000 disability claims workers must put in overtime
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