David Pilling

Disinformation and mistrust have hampered efforts to contain third-worst outbreak of virus in history

One infected person in Uganda is known to have travelled to the United Arab Emirates before falling ill

Productivity-pay gap, expensive power and poor infrastructure act as a drag on the sector

BUA Foods boss says company defied cost-of-living crisis because ‘everybody must eat’

The outbreak in the DR Congo is unlikely to spread worldwide. But it comes at a time of cuts to health budgets and exposes a worrying lack of preparedness for ‘Disease X’

Diezani Alison-Madueke had been accused of receiving private jet flights and use of properties in top London districts

Critics dub Aliko Dangote a crony capitalist. He says he is pioneering Asian-style economic development

Bondholder agreement comes after $8bn of debt relief from official creditors in recent years

Political scientists are beginning to see parallels between the US president and authoritarian leaders in Africa and Asia

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and partners plan trial of two existing jabs