Ruto’s “You’ll Need a Translator” Jab Explodes Across Naija
It started as a one-liner. By Friday morning in Lagos, it was a continental meme war with diplomatic teeth. In a clip... Read More
Dangote’s $20B East Africa Power Play: A Second Mega-Refinery
Africa’s richest man has offered Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania a 650,000-barrel refinery in Tanga — and the Iran war just made him... Read More
Coup Plotters Face Court Today: Sylva, Retired Generals Charged With Treason
Nigeria arraigns six suspects, including a former minister and retired military officers, over an alleged 2025 plot to overthrow President Tinubu. Six... Read More
Tinubu Sacks Finance Minister Wale Edun, Appoints Taiwo Oyedele as Replacement
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has relieved Wale Edun of his position as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy in... Read More
CBN and NCC Join Forces to Fight Nigeria’s Electronic Fraud Epidemic
A landmark agreement between the Central Bank and the telecoms regulator targets SIM-swap scams, payment fraud, and identity theft in one of... Read More
All Six Goldman Prize Winners Are Women for the First Time Ever
Nigerian bat conservationist Iroro Tanshi leads a historic all-female class honored for fighting wildfires, mining giants, and climate destruction across six continents.... Read More
Burkina Faso Dissolves 118 NGOs in Sweeping Crackdown on Civil Society
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch condemn the military junta’s latest move to silence dissent, warning of a systematic erasure of democratic... Read More
SA Startup Raises $5.2M for AI Stethoscope That Detects TB in Minutes
AI Diagnostics’ Ostium device puts specialist-level tuberculosis screening in the hands of community health workers across Africa and Asia A Cape Town-based... Read More
Iran Launches Drone Strikes on US Ships After Cargo Vessel Seizure
The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is teetering on the edge of collapse this morning after Tehran launched drone... Read More
APC Kills Automatic Tickets and the Party Is Tearing Itself
From furious lawmakers who were promised safe seats to defecting governors demanding payback, the ruling party’s decision to enforce open primaries has... Read More