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A ‘beautiful time to be African’ as Afrobeats sweeps triumphantly across the world music scene

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A ‘beautiful time to be African’ as Afrobeats sweeps triumphantly across the world music scene

By Phillip van Niekerk and Idoko Salihu

A decade on, the African Union’s ‘Agenda 2063’ blueprint is a mixed bag of outcomes

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A decade on, the African Union’s ‘Agenda 2063’ blueprint is a mixed bag of outcomes

By Adeoye O Akinola

Africa for optimists: 2013 in review

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Africa for optimists: 2013 in review

By Simon Allison

Can Africa’s richest man save Zimbabwe’s economy?

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Can Africa’s richest man save Zimbabwe’s economy?

By Simon Allison

Cementing Africa’s future: The rise and rise of Africa’s richest man

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Cementing Africa’s future: The rise and rise of Africa’s richest man

By Simon Allison

Profit in paradox: Why Dangote’s new oil refinery makes sense for him, and Nigeria

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Profit in paradox: Why Dangote’s new oil refinery makes sense for him, and Nigeria

By Simon Allison

Analysis: Three billionaires, three ways to fix Africa

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Analysis: Three billionaires, three ways to fix Africa

By Simon Allison

Africa's richest revealed

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Africa's richest revealed

By Rebecca Davis