Macron Opens Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi With 11 Big Deals
France pledges nuclear power, a Nairobi rail upgrade, and a “partnership of equals” —just as Russia and China crowd in. French President... Read More
Starmer Bets His Job on a Dramatic UK-EUReset
In a do-or-die speech, the embattled PM declares Britain must return “to the heart ofEurope” as Labour MPs circle. British Prime Minister... Read More
Buhari’s Power Minister Convicted in ₦33.8bn Fraud
It is the conviction Nigeria has been waiting more than four years for, and when it finally landedon Thursday afternoon, the man... Read More
Sowore Decision Day: Court Rules on’Cyberbullying’ Charge
On Friday morning, all eyes in Nigeria’s political and journalism circles turn to courtroom 4 of theFederal High Court in Abuja, where... Read More
Polls Open in UK Election Tipped to CrushLabour and Crown Reform
Polling stations opened across England, Scotland and Wales at 7 a.m. local time onThursday in a sweeping set of local and devolved... Read More
Safaricom Profit Soars 67% as Ethiopia BetFinally Starts Paying Off
Safaricom, the Kenyan telecoms giant and East Africa’s most valuable listed company,posted a 67 percent jump in annual net income on Thursday,... Read More
Dangote Just Promised Africa $25 Billion — And A 20,000MW Power Revolution
Aliko Dangote did not come to Washington to whisper. Sitting at the IFC’s headquarters in awide-ranging conversation with Managing Director Makhtar Diop,... Read More
EFCC Humiliated as Court Frees Ex-HoS Oyo-Ita After 6-Year ₦570m Trial
In a stinging rebuke that is still reverberating through Nigeria’s political andlegal establishment this morning, a Federal High Court has discharged and... Read More
Andes Hanta virus Hits South Africa: Minister Tracks 90 Flight Contacts
JOHANNESBURG — South African Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on Wednesdaymorning urged the public not to panic as authorities raced to trace nearly... Read More
China Pushes Iran for “Comprehensive Cease fire” as Araghchi Lands in Beijing
Wang Yi presses Tehran to halt fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, justone week before Trump’s high-stakes summit with Xi. BEIJING... Read More