By Frank Ofili If anyone has noticed, I have, for some time now, reduced my political commentary on Nigeria. What I see in the national political landscape hardly provides much encouragement. There is simply...
By Frank Ofili History has a habit of humbling great powers. For decades, the United States and Russia have stood as the world’s pre-eminent military superpowers, fielding the most sophisticated weaponry, the largest defence...
By Frank Ofili There was a time when America went to war carrying a moral banner. It spoke of democracy. It spoke of freedom. It spoke of human rights and the sanctity of international...
(By Ilan Goldenberg) Three weeks into the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, the outlines of a familiar and dangerous pattern are emerging. The current conflict may for now be significantly different than American wars...
By Frank Ofili History does not die in the Middle East. It lingers. It shapes memory. It hardens suspicion. Nowhere is this more evident than in the long, uneasy relationship between the United States...
By Nik Popli President Donald Trump on Wednesday revived the threat of military action against Iran, declaring on social media that a “massive armada” of American forces was moving toward the country and warning...
On 7 December 2025, an attempted coup took place in Republic of Benin. A group of soldiers briefly announced on national television that they had overthrown President Patrice Talon and suspended the constitution. The...
If the global community of people of African descent was fashioned into an integrated economy, it would present an unparalleled opportunity for deepening trade, mobilizing investment, and creating shared prosperity. All that has been...
Algeria and Morocco are both seeking to fill the power vacuum that has emerged in the Sahel – long a theater for great-power rivalry. Each has a vision of bringing the region into its...
In an unusually blunt social media post, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria openly criticised Nigerian state governors for allegedly spending billions on luxury projects, whilst, at the same time, citizens grapple with severe economic hardship. While...
