Culture
A new generation of film festivals finds its audience
Programmers are building smaller, sharper line-ups, and distributors are following them into cities that used to be skipped.
Sara Boateng6 min
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The case for boring institutions
Durable governance is rarely dramatic. That is precisely the argument for defending the unglamorous parts of the state.
The Editorial Board5 min
Video
Inside the drought belt: a field report
Our team travelled along a 400km stretch of rangeland to document how pastoralist families are adapting.
Hodan Abdi3 min
Business
Central bank holds rates and signals patience
Policymakers left the benchmark unchanged and removed a line about future tightening from their statement.
Daniel Okoro4 min
Technology
Undersea cable lands, adding bandwidth along the coast
Operators expect wholesale prices to fall, though the retail effect depends on last-mile competition that does not yet exist everywhere.
Leila Haddad5 min
World
Peace-process monitors publish first compliance report
The document records partial implementation on three of seven commitments, and disputes over how the rest should be measured.
Amina Yusuf7 min
Somalia
Mogadishu waterfront rebuild draws investors — and doubts
Developers promise hotels and housing. Residents want clarity on land titles first.
Hodan Abdi7 min
Africa
Regional currency union talks resume quietly
Finance ministries have restarted technical work that stalled two years ago, without setting a target date.
Daniel Okoro5 min