Terrorist roadblocks strangle the economies of Mali and its neighbours

Terrorist roadblocks strangle the economies of Mali and its neighbours JNIM’s blockades have become a strategic weapon that threatens regional commerce and the Malian army, and harms civilians. Published on 06 October 2025 in ISS Today By Hassane...

Mavericks sign rookie center Moussa Cissé to two-way contract as roster takes shape

As their first regular season game draws near, the Mavericks continued to finalize their roster on Saturday with the conversion of rookie center Moussa Cissé to a two-way contract. “I’m really grateful,” he told The Dallas Morning News at practice...

11 things to do this week — Gardiner’s Swine & Stein; comedy, concerts and more

Sayon Camara Drumming A Sayon Camera Drumming event is planned at 6 p.m. Thursday at Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St., Augusta. Camara is a djembefola (a master of the drum known as a djembe) and a cultural ambassador for his people, the...

Trump’s Adviser Dismisses Religious Persecution Allegations in Nigeria

Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Senior Adviser to United States President, Donald Trump, on Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, yesterday, has described allegations of religious persecution in Nigeria as misguided and inconsistent with the...

Trump Adviser Massad Boulos Dismisses Religious Persecution Claims in Nigeria, Backs Tinubu’s Security Efforts

.Describes allegations as misguided, inconsistent with reality on ground .Says terrorism is indiscriminate and affects all faiths and ethnicities in the country .Meets Tinubu on the sidelines of Aqaba process summit in Rome Senior Adviser to...

Top 10 Africa’s fastest-growing economies according to IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has unveiled Africa’s fastest-growing economies for 2025, highlighting a mix of countries that are leveraging their oil-rich natural endowment, focusing on agriculture, and making smart investment decisions to...

Institute Urges FG To Promote Social Justice, Inclusion In Governance

News Investigators/ The Institute for Humanitarian Studies and Social Development (IHSD) has appealed to the Federal Government to promote social justice and inclusion, while placing human dignity at the forefront of governance. Francis Origa,...

Danny Garcia Says Farewell to Brooklyn with a Smashing One-Punch Knockout

On a day when there were marathon fight cards in other locales, Danny Garcia’s Swift Promotions won the prize, staging 14 fights at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, 100 rounds of boxing if every match went the distance which, of course, wasn’t going to...

Madagascar’s military power grab shows Africa’s coup problem isn’t restricted to Sahel region

Madagascar’s 2025 military coup, led by Col. Randrianirina, reflects rising coup risk across Africa. Despite global declines, coups remain common on the continent due to poverty, weak institutions, and eroding anti-coup norms, emboldening future...

Media Moves: Cache Studio to drive creative vision for Canna Collective, Penquin appoints Thando Mxosa as strategy director, Good Things Guy expands reach to BP and Sasol petrol stations

The Media Online’s weekly round up of people, account and business moves in media. This week’s BIG move: Cache Studio appointed to drive creative vision for Canna Collective Creative makers studio Cache has shared news of its new partnership with...

New Mining Deals Promise Bigger Gains for Africa

A wave of mergers and acquisitions is redrawing Africa’s mineral economy, boosting its scale, strategy, and fiscal resilience. The mining industry in Africa is entering a new phase of consolidation that could redefine who controls and profits from...

Pervasive Impunity

In early 2017 my colleagues at The Intercept and I published a series of articles about the FBI’s counterterrorism policies. The articles were based on leaked documents that showed the wide latitude the bureau gave itself to surveil students,...

The Fate of Dying Empires: An Interview with Historian and Activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. Recently, I’ve been in the habit of getting together for coffee and conversations with author and activist, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, though I have known about her and have read her impassioned scholarship for years. In person,...

Silver set for Yanga showdown

Silver Strikers say they will fight for a win this afternoon when they host Young Africans (Yanga) of Tanzania in the preliminary round first leg of the CAF Champions League at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe to ease the pressure ahead of the...

West Africa’s trade monitoring system has collapsed - why th...

A decade ago countries in West Africa set up a unique trade monitoring mechanism. Its purpose was to track intra-regional trade in agricultural products and livestock in the region. But the system was closed down in 2022 due to a lack of funding...

Tamrose completes $10m NCI Fund loan repayment, expands fleet by 200%

Tamrose Limited, a Nigerian oil and gas marine services company, has fully repaid a $10 million loan obtained from the Nigerian Content Intervention Fund (NCI Fund), marking a major milestone in its six-year growth trajectory that saw the company...

How to Avoid a New Cold War Over Critical Minerals

Will the 21st century be the century of the green great game? In the early 20th century, then-First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill oversaw the conversion of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy from coal- to oil-powered ships. Oil was...

No Evidence Of Christian Genocide In Nigeria – Trump’s Envoy

The United States says insecurity in parts of Nigeria should not be seen through the lens of religion, but as part of a global threat that demands collective international action.... The United States says insecurity in parts of Nigeria should not...

As Global Port Leaders Endorse Dantsoho as IAPH VP

Last week in Kobe, Japan, global port leaders endorsed the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as as Vice-President of the International Association for Ports & Harbours, a testament to his stelar performance...

Systems and sans-papiers

In his lectures on style, Quentin Crisp liked to describe Eva Perón standing up in the royal box of the opera house in Buenos Aires, raising her arms above her head to declaim “We shirtless ones!” while her diamond bracelets, sliding down to her...