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Rwanda’s bid to shed its conflict mineral label now under scrutiny as it builds global scale mines

Rwanda’s bid to shed its conflict mineral label now under scrutiny as it builds global scale mines

Kigali’s emerging portfolio of industrial-scale mineral projects has drawn attention not simply for its ambition but for what it says about Rwanda’s efforts to reposition itself in global commodity markets and to distance its reputation

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South Africa’s fuel price cuts show what’s possible and what more is needed

South Africa’s fuel price cuts show what’s possible and what more is needed

As 2026 began, South Africans pulled into service stations to find a rare piece of good economic news: official petrol and diesel prices falling sharply after months of strain on household budgets and businesses alike.

Africa
Sudan at the zero point why seventy years of independence demand new political thinking

Sudan at the zero point why seventy years of independence demand new political thinking

Seventy years after independence, Sudan is not commemorating a national milestone so much as confronting a national reckoning. The civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has stripped away any

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Nigeria: New Tax Laws Take Off January 1, CBN Projects $51.04bn External Reserves

Nigeria: New Tax Laws Take Off January 1, CBN Projects $51.04bn External Reserves

As the calendar turned to 2026, the Federal Government of Nigeria announced that its new tax laws would take effect on January 1 as planned, even amid mounting controversy and calls for a delay from

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Congo’s Turn at the Helm: What the Peace and Security Council Chairmanship Can Deliver

Congo’s Turn at the Helm: What the Peace and Security Council Chairmanship Can Deliver

When the Democratic Republic of Congo assumed the chair of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) for January 2026, it was easy to dismiss the moment as routine diplomacy a rotational responsibility in

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Somalia rejects Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as a breach of sovereignty and a threat to regional stability

Somalia rejects Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as a breach of sovereignty and a threat to regional stability

  Somalia’s federal government has forcefully condemned Israel’s formal recognition of Somaliland as an independent state, describing the decision as a “naked invasion” and a violation of the country’s territorial integrity. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

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Beyond the Headlines: What Anthony Joshua’s Tragedy Reveals About Road Safety and Emergency Response

Beyond the Headlines: What Anthony Joshua’s Tragedy Reveals About Road Safety and Emergency Response

The recent reports surrounding Anthony Joshua and a fatal crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have once again forced public attention onto Nigeria’s dangerous roads. While relief that a global sporting figure survived is understandable, the

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Nigeria and the Slow Death of Self-Respect

Nigeria and the Slow Death of Self-Respect

How institutional failure, corruption, and diplomatic drift are eroding Nigeria’s standing at home and abroad. Nigeria is governing itself into chaos. What looks like drift is in fact the outcome of choice, democratised incompetence sustained

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Amid U.S. Visa Restrictions, Nigerians Urged to Turn Challenge into National Growth Opportunity.

Amid U.S. Visa Restrictions, Nigerians Urged to Turn Challenge into National Growth Opportunity.

Nigeria, In the wake of expanded U.S. visa restrictions affecting Nigerian citizens and those from more than 20 other countries, former Kaduna Central lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani is calling on Nigerians to channel their energies

East Africa
African Blocs Unite to Advance Peace in Eastern DRC – A Roadmap Toward Sustainable Stability

African Blocs Unite to Advance Peace in Eastern DRC – A Roadmap Toward Sustainable Stability

In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, Africa’s regional organisations have joined forces to consolidate peace mediation efforts aimed at ending decades of conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Leaders from the East African