Algeria's effort to crack down on terrorism has had an unexpected side effect: the wild boar population has soared.

Rwanda has launched its first stock exchange, the Rwanda Capital Market, a sign of the growing economy post-genocide (see Monocle issue 07).

Colonial borders between African countries have caused dozens of conflicts over the past 50 years.

Japan is aiming to rival China in buying influence in Africa.

When the "winds of change" swept through Africa in the late 1950s and early 1960s, France was less willing than other European colonisers to relinquish its grip.

Sudanese-born Mo Ibrahim sold the telecoms company he founded in 2005. He is now facing a bigger challenge: promoting good governance in Africa.