Five takeaways from France’s election

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The first round of France’s parliamentary election, hurriedly called last month by President Emmanuel Macron, has revealed a nation in…

Ex-LG chair sues Nigerian Army for N2bn

A former Caretaker Chairman, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Mr Lucky Okodeh, has sued the Nigerian army for allegedly publishing his photograph among those wanted in connection to the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama in Delta.…

For South Africa’s Cabinet, Bigger May Not Mean Better

[ad_1] After South Africa’s president announced the largest cabinet in the nation’s democratic history on Sunday, some critics were questioning whether the attempt to pacify diverse political interests would complicate efforts to tackle the country’s myriad economic and social problems.…