Dangote Refinery at Full Capacity, Reshaping Africa’s Energy Landscape
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery — the world’s largest single-train refinery, based in Lagos — has hit its full nameplate capacity of 650,000... Read More
WHO Declares Global Ebola Emergency Over DRC & Uganda Outbreak
On May 16, 2026, the WHO declared the Ebola outbreak across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency... Read More
ICC Opens Landmark Libya War Crimes Hearing — A 15-Year Wait for Justice
In February 2011, as Muammar Gaddafi’s forces turned their weapons on Libyan civilians and the Arab Spring tipped into civil war, the... Read More
SEAL Team 6 airstrikes, and the fall of ISWAP’s shadow commander
A series of joint military operations between Nigeria and the United States has dealt what officials on both sides are calling the... Read More
A rare Ebola strain with no vaccine triggers global health emergency
The World Health Organization on May 16 declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a... Read More
Trump pulls back from the brink with Iran, but the clock is ticking
President Donald Trump disclosed over the weekend that the United States had been roughly one hour away from launching what he described... Read More
Naira Slips Again as Forex Demand Refuses to Cool
The naira opened weaker this morning, slipping in both the official and parallel markets and adding to a quiet, week-long slide that... Read More
Kenya Cuts Diesel Prices, Suspends Matatu Strike After Deadly Fuel Protests
Kenya’s bruising fuel-price crisis took a sharp turn overnight, with the government slashingdiesel prices and matatu (minibus) operators agreeing to suspend their... Read More
Nairobi Becomes a ‘Walking City’ as Fuel Strike Paralyses Kenya
Matatus, buses, boda bodas and truckers shut down nationwide at midnight,stranding thousands and forcing Ruto into a high-stakes standoff Dawn broke over... Read More
APC Just Fired Its Own Generals. Now What Happens in 2027?
Over the weekend of May 16–17, 2026, the All Progressives Congress (APC) held oneof the most consequential rounds of internal voting since... Read More