The South African government declared a national disaster towards the end of 2024 in response to an outbreak of food-borne illnesses. The outbreak had led to the tragic deaths of over 20…
US president Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization is threatening funding for critical health programmes like HIV/Aids and tuberculosis in different parts of the world, including…
There is very little, if anything, the U.S. can do to end the war in Sudan. There is little coverage of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and one of its most intractable conflicts: the almost two-year-old…
U.S. foreign aid was seldom discussed during President Donald Trump’s election campaign, except for a few references related to Ukraine and the Middle East. And the gale-strength winds of change sweeping through…
The new administration should disrupt the sanctions-evading movement of uranium from Namibia to North Korea. Editor’s Note: North Korea is a difficult challenge for every U.S. administration, and its nuclear program is the…
Sudan’s military and its allies have taken back a strategic city from the rebel Rapid Support Forces, officials said Saturday, dealing a major blow to the notorious paramilitary group which the United…
The United States announced Friday that it would be returning $52.88 million in seized assets to Nigeria as part of a yearslong corruption probe against former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and associates, according to…
Nigerians may be wondering whether the year 2025 will bring the “renewed hope” promised by the President Bola Tinubu administration – or whether they are in for another year of economic despair.…
Eurobonds are debt instruments issued by a country in a currency different from its own. Eurobonds have risen to prominence in Africa because they have opened a window for governments to diversify…
The Biden administration said Tuesday that a Sudanese paramilitary group and its proxies are committing genocide in a civil war with the country’s military that has killed tens of thousands of people,…
