No Deal. Then Bombs: Iran, Israel, and America
For decades, the conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States was fought in shadows — through proxy militias, cyberattacks, assassinations, and nuclear brinkmanship. That era ended on February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched a full-scale joint military operation against the Islamic Republic of Iran, a strike many analysts had feared... Read More
US-Iran Nuclear Talks End with “Significant Progress” but No Deal
The United States and Iran wrapped up their third round of indirect nuclear negotiations in Geneva on Thursday, with both sides signaling cautious optimism but falling short of a finalized agreement. The six-hour talks – described by Iran’s foreign minister as the “longest and most serious” round yet – were mediated by Oman’s foreign minister,... Read More
Netflix Drops Warner Bros. Bid – Paramount Wins $111 Billion Mega-Deal
In one of the most dramatic corporate battles in Hollywood history, Netflix on Thursday declined to raise its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing the way for Paramount Skydance to clinch a $111 billion acquisition of the legendary studio. The Warner Bros. Discovery board declared Paramount’s revised all-cash offer of $31 per share a “superior... Read More
INEC Releases Revised 2027 Election Timetable – Presidential Polls Moved to January
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission has released an updated election calendar, moving the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections forward to Saturday, January 16, 2027. Governorship and State Assembly elections are now scheduled for February 6, 2027. The shift follows the enactment of the Electoral Act 2026, which replaced the 2022 law and reduced the... Read More
U.S. Ends Lifesaving Aid to Seven African Nations: What It Means for the Continent
A year after the Trump administration began dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a new round of cuts is set to end all American humanitarian funding to seven African countries – Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Somalia, and Zimbabwe. The decision, revealed through an internal State Department email obtained by The Atlantic,... Read More
Pope Leo XIV Heads to Africa: A Historic 11-Day Journey Across Four Nations
The Vatican announced today that Pope Leo XIV will embark on his first major overseas trip of 2026 – an ambitious 11-day apostolic journey across four African nations from April 13 to 23. The tour will take the 70-year-old pontiff through Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea, marking one of the most extensive papal travel... Read More
Somaliland Plays the Minerals-and-Base Card: Inside the Breakaway Region’s Gambit for U.S. Recognition
For more than three decades, Somaliland has operated as a state in everything but name. It has its own passport, currency, army, police force, and a democratic system that has delivered multiple peaceful transfers of power — a rarity on the continent. What it has never had is the one thing that matters most in... Read More
The Ethiopia-Eritrea Powder Keg: How the Horn of Africa Is Sliding Toward Another War
Three years ago, a peace agreement signed in Pretoria was supposed to end one of Africa’s deadliest modern conflicts. The two-year war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region had killed an estimated 600,000 people, displaced millions, and drawn in the armed forces of neighbouring Eritrea. The November 2022 cessation of hostilities agreement was meant to chart... Read More
El-Rufai Set for Arraignment on Cybercrime and National Security Charges as Legal Woes Deepen
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday, February 25, 2026, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on charges of cybercrime and breach of national security. The case, filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) and marked FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026, has been assigned to Justice Joyce Abdulmalik following administrative... Read More
Nigeria Becomes Third-Largest World Bank Borrower
Nigeria’s debt to the World Bank’s concessional lending arm, the International Development Association (IDA), surged to $18.7 billion as of December 31, 2025 up $1.9 billion (11.3%) from $16.8 billion at the end of 2024. Nigeria now trails only Bangladesh ($23.0 billion) and Pakistan ($19.4 billion) among the top IDA borrowers. Together, the 10 largest... Read More