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Analysis
Interpretive reporting, strategic perspective, and deeper political and economic analysis across Sub-Saharan Africa.
west · politics ·
Nigeria’s fake-agency scandal raises questions the government has yet to answer.
Nigeria’s latest corruption scandal would almost be comic if its implications were not so serious. An alleged fraudster created a government agency that did not exist, presented himself as its director-general, obtained office space inside the Federal Secretariat in Abuja and interacted with government officials and foreign diplomats. The organisation maintained a government-style website and even appeared in Nigeria’s 2026 federal budget with an allocation of N1.3 billion.
central · technology ·
Africa’s AI Future Will Be Decided by Compute, Not Just Apps
central · politics ·
Africa’s Startup Funding Rebound Is Becoming More Selective
west · security ·
Security Doesn’t Exist; Home Is Where the Danger Is
west · economy ·
Sonko’s New Pragmatism Shows Senegal’s Debt Crisis Is Reshaping Politics
east · diplomacy ·
Somaliland’s Jerusalem Embassy Plan Pushes Recognition Politics Into the Middle East
east · politics ·
Uganda Passes Scaled-Back Sovereignty Law After Economic Warning
central · politics ·
South Sudan’s Latest Shake-Up Deepens Succession Uncertainty in Juba
south · economy ·
Zimbabwe’s First Lithium Sulphate Export Marks a Test for Africa’s Battery Minerals Ambition
west · diplomacy ·
ICC: Court Orders $8.5 Million Compensation for Timbuktu Victims
west · economy ·
Lagos Moves to Build Its Own Power Market as Nigeria’s Grid Struggles
west · security ·
What is happening in Mali?
west · politics ·
Can Nigeria’s Opposition Unseat Tinubu in 2027? Coalitions, Swing States, and the Road to Victory