Not all coups in Africa are the same

The international community needs to recognise that both military takeovers and civilian misrule are wrong #press

https://www.ft.com/content/64c933c4-a6b1-42d7-b6af-5fa48f7f4309?utm_source=press.coop

Gabon coup brings abrupt end to Bongos’ improbable 56-year dynasty

Veteran president removed this week inherited the huge wealth of the oil-rich country and the lavish tastes of his father #press

https://www.ft.com/content/15c7000f-d2de-4ccb-97e7-a2af1e48eebb?utm_source=press.coop

FCA threatens banks with action as it reviews savings rates

NS&I ramps up pressure with market-leading deal #press

https://www.ft.com/content/5fac24ff-e9b9-4b03-aede-3dd2507e7f43?utm_source=press.coop

Andrey Melnichenko: ‘It’s pointless to talk about good and evil’

Russia’s richest man on war crimes, the fallout from sanctions — and how the invasion of Ukraine made him a ‘pariah’ in Dubai #press

https://www.ft.com/content/2938964e-7dd1-4bad-be76-b78bf1cae34a?utm_source=press.coop

UK Covid-era economic performance better than previously stated, says ONS

Companies had been adding to unsold stocks rather than running them down #press

https://www.ft.com/content/50386cc2-003b-4af1-946b-cf3243da810f?utm_source=press.coop

US jobs growth forecast to have slowed again in August

Signs of further cooling in economy would add to expectations that Fed will halt interest rate rises #press

https://www.ft.com/content/203c925e-3f65-44b1-b3aa-a86caa416d0c?utm_source=press.coop

Mini shake-up sharpens Sunak’s defences

Willing to show his loyalty in public, new defence secretary Grant Shapps fills a gap in PM’s armoury #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6c537619-6373-4b10-b550-1345e12479ac?utm_source=press.coop

A Sri Lankan debt twist

The US government Has Some Thoughts #press

https://www.ft.com/content/2f68ec92-0473-4ebf-bd1c-cd810732a857?utm_source=press.coop

UK house prices shrink at fastest pace since 2009

Average property price fell 5.3% annually in August as rising borrowing costs dent market #press

https://www.ft.com/content/001deea0-5273-4fb8-b90e-7e80b9c5ca1b?utm_source=press.coop

EU politicians want more disaster relief funds after floods and fires

Also in this newsletter: the EU’s enlargement debate genie is very much out of the bottle #press

https://www.ft.com/content/5bed3c5f-eba8-4dbc-a707-304c5abefbc1?utm_source=press.coop

China frees up banks’ foreign exchange reserves to boost renminbi

Currency has fallen 5% against dollar this year as concerns about world’s second-largest economy mount #press

https://www.ft.com/content/fb20532e-f4cf-4c8a-828e-1637c20476ef?utm_source=press.coop

‘Friday is just a dead day’: how a summer perk became a year-round staple

More white-collar employees are clearing the decks at the end of the week after pandemic upended in-office work #press

https://www.ft.com/content/0ef697b0-1b65-424f-a650-dc3329ab1509?utm_source=press.coop

Prosecutors and rivals increase pressure on Guatemala’s president-elect

Concerns over democracy and moves against Bernardo Arévalo could be ‘soft coup d’état’ #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d4374839-02c4-4b0f-af24-0193b9632f03?utm_source=press.coop

Retail investors power into uranium

Concerns over gas supplies and the Niger coup drive price increases #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e0288032-e1cf-4fbb-942c-f07adf18d9fa?utm_source=press.coop

Rugby needs to be more exciting to attract younger fans, says New Zealand chief

Comments by Mark Robinson come ahead of men’s World Cup in France #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9f4c056d-7f3d-4af1-b053-f38cb4859255?utm_source=press.coop

Prepare to pay more tax whoever wins the election

Taxpayers face a struggle to balance their finances as fiscal screw tightens #press

https://www.ft.com/content/cdd0ac80-e67b-43b6-aee1-b51c58d1ddbb?utm_source=press.coop

Short-term investors in SPY and QQQ warned of options risks

Surge in use of zero-day-to-expiry instruments creates disconnect from fundamental value #press

https://www.ft.com/content/1bcbff8f-ca54-4445-8748-815e932fa5e6?utm_source=press.coop

‘Bombs and grenades’: Belgian port struggles with rising cocaine trade

Antwerp grew rich trading salt and sugar. ‘Now, we’re dealing with another white powder’, says city official #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6046bf8e-5868-4460-acaa-1be7822857d9?utm_source=press.coop

Dollarisation is not a panacea for Argentina

Impracticable and costly, such a currency shift would not be much more than a convenient sleight of hand #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ce580dc9-7b89-4c59-a0de-917ad8dc892e?utm_source=press.coop

Home from holiday — but can you get your money back?

The enforcement of air passenger rights has been off the official radar screen for too long #press

https://www.ft.com/content/432c1478-45f4-4d85-b9e8-9b5c132a2c2b?utm_source=press.coop