A new report has laid out what many Nigerians already knew but few had quantified with such precision: armed Fulani militants now number approximately 30,000 across the country, making them the single largest non-state armed actor operating on Nigerian territory — and a security challenge that successive governments have failed to contain. The figure, contained […]
A remarkable display of political unity has descended on the Comoros archipelago — but for a deeply uncomfortable reason. Six former prime ministers of the Indian Ocean island nation have issued a joint call for the urgent medical evacuation of former President Ahmed Sambi, who they say is suffering from a serious illness that requires
Lagos is launching what its architects describe as the most ambitious AI upskilling initiative on the African continent — a program designed to equip hundreds of thousands of young Nigerians with the technical skills needed to compete in an increasingly automated global economy. The initiative, announced by the Lagos State Government in partnership with major
Benin is making the rest of Africa look bad — in the best possible way. The small West African nation, wedged between Togo and Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea, has in recent years produced something that much of the continent has struggled to deliver: peaceful transfers of power, competitive elections, and a political culture
Two American service members have gone missing during the African Lion 2026 military exercises in Morocco, sparking a large-scale search and rescue operation that involves US, Moroccan, and allied forces. The soldiers were last seen on Saturday near ocean cliffs in the vicinity of the Cap Draa Training Area, close to the city of Tan
Mali is reeling from one of the most devastating waves of coordinated militant attacks in years. Since April 25, 2026, armed groups including jihadist militants and Tuareg separatists have launched assaults across multiple cities, overwhelming security forces and raising fundamental questions about the Bamako junta’s ability to hold the country together. The offensive has been
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te arrived in Eswatini on May 2, 2026, in a visit that underscored the diplomatic isolation facing Taipei as China ramps up pressure on African nations to cut ties with the island. The trip came just days after Taiwan accused China of blocking its leader’s aircraft from flying over three African countries
OPEC+ has agreed to raise oil production quotas by 188,000 barrels per day for June 2026, in what sources describe as a symbolic but carefully calibrated response to a shifting energy landscape that has been rocked by the UAE’s surprise departure from the alliance. Seven major OPEC+ producers voted to increase output targets at a
Starting May 1, 2026, China extended its zero-tariff treatment to all African countries with which it has diplomatic relations — a sweeping policy expansion that now covers 53 nations and will remain in place until April 30, 2028. The move broadens existing duty-free access previously limited to the continent’s 33 least-developed countries and positions China
Kenyan police have arrested girls on suspicion of arson following a devastating fire at a girls’ boarding school that killed sixteen students and left dozens more hospitalised. The tragedy at Utumishi Girls Secondary School in Gilgil has reignited a painful national conversation about the state of school safety standards in a country where dormitory fires
The head of the World Health Organisation has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-stricken east, where the continent’s latest Ebola outbreak is colliding with ongoing warfare in a combination that health officials warn could become catastrophic. The WHO director-general touched down in Ituri province, the epicentre of the seventeenth Ebola outbreak in Congo’s
