Not because of the war on Iran, a presidential aide has clarified, explaining that it is rather a consequence of the government’s own implementation of IMF-prescribed reforms.

After displacing over 10,000 residents from Nigeria’s largest informal settlement on the Lagos waterfront, eyed by investors as prime real estate in Africa’s second largest city by economy, the demolitions have been halted “until further notice”.

Marching to the US consulate in Johannesburg, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) protested against US aggression on Venezuela on January 24.

Analysts argue that framing the conflict as religious persecution masks a deeper geopolitical struggle over Nigeria’s enormous mineral wealth.

After dominating sub-Saharan Africa’s cement production and cornering large portions of its market in sugar, salt, and packaging industries, the Nigerian multinational conglomerate Dangote Group is moving fast to monopolize fuel distribution.

Recent protests against Nigerians in Ghana drew condemnation amid fears of rising xenophobia.

President Donald Trump asked African nations to accept deported migrants from the United States. The proposal has stirred controversy, with Nigeria firmly rejecting the offer.

After causing widespread hunger in Nigeria by furthering IMF-prescribed neoliberal reforms, President Bola Tinubu’s agriculture ministry organizes prayer and fasting for food security.

Events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory against Nazi Germany were organized in countries across Africa, while several of its state heads travelled to Moscow to attend celebrations and hold meetings to deepen bilateral relations with Russia.

Ghanaian journalist Esther Yiadom reflects on the different social, economic, and geopolitical motivations behind the coup in Niger

The West African Peoples’ Organization said ECOWAS’ threat of military intervention was a maneuver by colonial France and Great Britain, under the hegemony of US imperialism. With Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso extending support to Niger’s new government, any use of force by ECOWAS may hurl the entire sub-region into war

Last year, the AU gave Israel a major diplomatic victory by granting it observer status, a decision which was condemned by member countries