Flávio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil Overnight, Argentina Confirms
s Argentina’s migration authority confirmed that Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilianpresident Jair Bolsonaro and a one-time presidential hopeful himself, crossed into Argentinaovernight and is now making his way to Ecuador with his wife and children.The disclosure, released in a terse official statement just hours ago, has upended the politicalmorning across Latin America. Brazilian federal... Read More
Overnight Drone Strike Blacks Out Khartoum as Sudan War Deepens
Sudan woke up in the dark on Wednesday. An overnight drone strike on a major electricitysubstation in Omdurman has triggered cascading blackouts across Khartoum, Omdurman andEl Gezira states, officials and residents say, and shut down several water-treatment stations inthe process.The attack — the latest in a widening campaign against civilian infrastructure in Sudan’sbrutal civil war... Read More
Israel votes in a knife-edge election that could end the Netanyahu era
Polls opened across Israel this morning in a sixth general election in just seven years, with voterschoosing the 26th Knesset in what analysts are calling the most consequential ballot since 2019. This isthe first national vote since the wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and the direct confrontation with Iran — and thefirst real test at the... Read More
Shettima to Nigerians: ‘There is no going back’ on Tinubu’s painful reforms
Vice President Kashim Shettima used a high-profile address at the 32nd Nigerian Economic Summit inAbuja this morning to deliver his sharpest defense yet of the Tinubu administration’s controversialeconomic reforms, telling Nigerians that there is no alternative to the current path and warning againstany attempt to reverse course.Speaking at the Transcorp Hilton as business leaders, foreign... Read More
Algeria sends troops into Niger — breaking a 60-year non-intervention rule
Algeria has approved its first-ever overseas combat deployment, sending troops into northern Niger in amove being described this morning as the most dramatic shift in North African security policy in ageneration. The decision was confirmed by Algerian state media overnight and is being driven by whatAlgiers calls an urgent need to protect critical energy infrastructure... Read More
Dangote Refinery’s $4.73 Billion Bombshell as IPO Clock Ticks Down
With less than 24 hours left on the clock, Africa’s most-watched share sale just delivered its biggestheadline yet. Dangote Petroleum Refinery, the sprawling 650,000-barrel-a-day complex outside Lagos,has posted a $4.73 billion net profit for the first nine months of 2026 — a complete inversion of the$117.2 million loss it reported in the same period a... Read More
JPMorgan Walks Through Nigeria’s Front Door, N50bn in Hand
JPMorgan Chase is quietly putting its chips on Nigeria. In briefings this morning, Central Bank of Nigeriaofficials confirmed that the Wall Street giant has lodged a N50 billion recapitalisation deposit with theregulator — one of the last regulatory hurdles standing between it and a full merchant banking licence inAfrica’s largest economy.At current exchange rates, that... Read More
Lula Pulls Off Historic Comeback, Beats Flavio Bolsonaro for 4th Term
Brazil has a new old president. Overnight into Monday, electoral authorities certified that Luiz InacioLula da Silva had defeated incumbent Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a bruising second-round vote, givingthe 80-year-old Workers’ Party veteran a fourth, non-consecutive term in the Planalto Palace.The final tally from the Superior Electoral Court: 51.79% to 48.21%, a margin of roughly... Read More
Senegal General Strike Deepens as Workers Reject New Labour Laws
Senegal’s nationwide general strike entered a new phase on Friday, with unions tightening theirgrip on key sectors and streets around government ministries in Dakar emptying out from themorning rush. The action is a direct response to new labour laws that unions insist strip awayhard-won protections for workers, and it is quickly becoming the biggest domestic... Read More
AI Stocks Crash Hits Global Markets as $800B Spending Spree Rattles Investors
Global markets opened Friday under heavy pressure after a brutal Wall Street session set off awave of selling across Asian trading floors. The Nasdaq Composite, which has powered thisyear’s AI rally, fell 2.6% on Thursday for its steepest decline since early June, dragging the S&P500 down 1.21% and sending shockwaves through tech-heavy exchanges in Tokyo,... Read More