Africa, in your inbox, before the day starts.

What you get

• One top story, told properlyThe single most consequential thing that happened, with enough summary to actually understand it.
• Every corner of the continent18 countries polled from their own primary outlets — not wire copy filed from London.
• French and Arabic, read for youStories from Dakar, Algiers and Tunis arrive translated into English, with the original headline kept.
• Tuned to youChoose your topics and countries after signup, and switch between daily and weekly whenever you like.