Africa’s coup belt spans the continent: a line of six countries crossing 3,500 miles, from coast to coast, that has become the longest corridor of military rule on Earth.

As proof, look to Kampala, Uganda’s Nyege Nyege Tapes label, which in a few short years has become a hub for head-spinning electronic sounds from across East Africa and beyond.

Teachers fear the ‘atrocious mistake’ could damage students’ results. A leading exam board has been slammed after a GCSE geography paper wrongly named countries on a map of Africa.

It was swiftly followed by two tracks from the Orchestre National de Mauritanie.The label has produced around 70 titles. Distributed worldwide – including North America, Europe, Japan and Oceania – ...