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 most devastating blow to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in over a decade of insurgency. Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters announced on Tuesday that an estimated 175 Islamic State fighters have been killed... 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 Public Health Emergency of International Concern — the highest alarm the WHO can sound. Two days later, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention followed by declaring a Public Health Emergency of... 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 as “a very major attack” on Iran before he personally called it off. The revelation, made in a Truth Social post on Sunday, injected fresh urgency into an already fraught diplomatic standoff that... 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 the Central Bank has so far refused to publicly acknowledge. At the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market window, the dollar traded at ₦1,373.5, up from ₦1,372 in Monday’s session. On the streets, the rate... 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 nationwide strike forone week — a fragile peace deal reached hours after at least four people were killed anddozens injured in protests that paralysed the country on Monday.The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority... 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 Nairobi today on a city without buses. By sunrise, Thika Road, MombasaRoad and Waiyaki Way — three of the busiest arteries in East Africa — were filled not withmatatus but with people walking,... 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 Bola Tinubu became itsstandard-bearer in 2023 — and by Sunday night, the political furniture in several ofNigeria’s most influential federal constituencies had been completely rearranged.The headline numbers tell only part of the story.... Read More
Trump-Xi Summit Wraps in Beijing With “Fantastic” Trade Deals
US and Chinese leaders close two-day meeting agreeing to stabilize ties — but no joint statement, and no Taiwan breakthrough. The biggest diplomatic event of the year ended quietly Friday morning in Beijing, but itsconsequences will echo for months. President Donald Trump and Chinese President XiJinping concluded a two-day summit at the Zhongnanhai compound, the... Read More
Lassa Fever Toll in Nigeria Climbs to 191 as Fatality Rate Jumps to 24.6%
NCDC says late treatment and weak health-seeking behaviour are pushingdeaths higher across 23 states, with five states accounting for 84% of cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) issued an updated Lassa feversituation report this morning that put the year’s death toll at 191, with health officials sounding afresh alarm over what... Read More
Africa CDC Sounds Alarm as New Ebola Outbreak Kills 65 in DR Congo
An urgent regional coordination meeting is underway today as suspected casesreach 246 in Ituri Province, with lab results pointing to a non-Zaïre Ebola strain. Africa’s top public health agency convened an emergency regional coordination meeting inAddis Ababa today, hours after confirming that an Ebola outbreak has killed at least 65 peoplein the eastern Democratic Republic... Read More