Siona Jenkins

Detailed analysis of how a local protest in Nigeria became a brutal jihadi group

Former head of UK Sport has set sights on winning the World Cup

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Here are Tuesday’s top stories from around the world, including US president-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law becoming one of his senior advisers, Snap - the company behind Snapchat - opting for a UK headquarters, and sterling sliding for a second day.

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Structural reform and wider employment are urgent priorities

African officials on Monday warned the continent was being stigmatised by the Ebola outbreak, adding there was a risk the virus was having a contagion effect on economies across the whole of Africa even though it was concentrated in just three countries. More than 3,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak, with the epicentre of the crisis in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea – neighbouring west African nations that are struggling to contain the spread of the virus owing to weak and under-deve…

Military claims of miracle cure raise awareness of nation’s crisis

Who’s who in Egyptian politics after Mohamed Morsi exit