Nigerian Universities in Lockdown – SSANU, NASU Strike Talks Resume 3pm Today
Federal Government negotiators sit down with the leadership of SSANU and NASU at 3pmTuesday in Abuja in what is shaping up to be the most consequential labour meeting of 2026so far. If it ends the way Monday’s session did – in deadlock – Nigeria’s public universities willgo into a second week of total shutdown, and... Read More
Historic: Ruto Becomes First Kenyan Leader Ever to Address Tanzanian Parliament
At 11am local time on Tuesday, Kenyan President William Ruto stood before a packedchamber in Dodoma to do something no Kenyan head of state has ever done before: deliver aformal address to the Tanzanian Parliament. It is one of the rarest diplomatic gestures ininternational affairs, reserved for foreign leaders considered exceptionally close partners, andthe symbolism... Read More
Oil Wobbles, Trump Won’t Confirm Ceasefire as Iran UAE Crisis Enters Day Two
Brent slips to $112.85 after Monday’s 6% surge, but ING says ‘you could say theceasefire has ceased. Tuesday opened with one of the most expensive question marks in the global economyhovering over the Strait of Hormuz: is the US-Iran ceasefire still alive, or did it die in the smokerising from a UAE oil port?By the... Read More
Obi and Kwankwaso Dump ADC for NDC as Nigeria’s Opposition Coalition Fractures Before2027
Two of Nigeria’s most prominent opposition figures defect to the Nigeria DemocraticCongress just days after a Supreme Court ruling was supposed to save the ADC. Thedream of a united front against Tinubu is unraveling in real time. The grand opposition coalition that was supposed to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027is falling apart. On Sunday,... Read More
South Africa Braces for National Shutdown as Anti-Foreigner Violence Reaches Breaking Point
A nationwide protest demanding the removal of all foreign nationals begins today amidUN condemnation and a deepening diplomatic crisis across the continent. South Africa woke up to fear on Monday morning. A nationwide shutdown organized byanti-immigrant groups is underway, with mass demonstrations planned acrossJohannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, and Durban demanding the immediate removal of allforeign... Read More
Trump Launches ‘Project Freedom’ as US NavyMoves to Break Iran’s Hormuz Stranglehold
Guided-missile destroyers, 15,000 troops, and over 100 aircraft deployed as Iran vowsto respond ‘with full strength’ to Monday’s operation. The United States is launching one of its most ambitious naval operations since the start ofthe Iran conflict today, with President Donald Trump announcing “Project Freedom” — amilitary-backed effort to guide hundreds of trapped commercial ships... Read More
China Drops All Tariffs on 53 African Nations Starting Today
Beijing’s sweeping zero-tariff policy takes effect May 1, opening the Chinese market to goods from the vast majority of African countries and reshaping the continent’s trade landscape. Starting today, goods from 53 African countries can enter China without paying a single cent in tariffs. The sweeping zero-tariff trade policy, announced by Beijing earlier this year,... Read More
47 Boats Defy Israel as Gaza Flotilla Crisis Sparks Global Fury
International condemnation mounts after Israeli forces intercept aid ships in international waters near Greece, detaining 168 activists while dozens more vessels vow to continue toward Gaza. The Mediterranean Sea has become the world’s newest flashpoint. Dozens of boats carrying humanitarian aid are still sailing toward Gaza today, defying an Israeli naval blockade that has drawn... Read More
Tinubu Fires Petroleum Regulator Boss After Just 4 Months — While He Was in Germany
President sacks NMDPRA chief Saidu Mohammed amid aviation fuel crisis, Dangote refinery tensions, and airline shutdown threats — then names a Dangote executive as his replacement. President Bola Tinubu has fired the head of Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory authority after just four months on the job — and the man found out while he was on... Read More
Ghana Walks Away From $109M US Health Deal Over Data Sovereignty
President Mahama’s government rejects American health aid after refusing to hand over sensitive national health data, joining a growing African pushback against strings-attached foreign assistance. Ghana has drawn a line in the sand — and it cost them $109 million. The government of President John Dramani Mahama has formally rejected a proposed health assistance deal... Read More