5 Alarming Truths About the Nigeria Morocco Gas Pipeline Deal
The Nigeria Morocco gas pipeline cleared its biggest political hurdle yet on July 19, when heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States gathered in Freetown, Sierra…
47 Days and Counting: Cameroon Is Being Governed by Silence
There is a number that should stop any Cameroonian in their tracks: 47. That is how many days President Paul Biya, 93 years old and the world’s oldest sitting head…
Piracy Is Back Off Yemen — and Africa’s Shipping Lanes Are the Ones at Risk
For a few years, the Gulf of Aden had almost become boring news — in the good sense. Naval patrols, better-armed merchant crews, and international pressure had pushed Somali piracy…
The Fastest Ebola Outbreak on Record Is Happening in Congo — and the World Barely Noticed
There is a particular kind of alarm in the way global health officials talk when they know they are losing ground. Not panic — health bureaucracies rarely allow themselves that…
Mali’s Army Is Bleeding in the Desert, and the Junta Has No Answer
The road out of Gao has become one of the deadliest stretches of highway in the Sahel. Twice in the space of a week, military convoys moving through northern Mali…
A School Trip to a Waterfall Ended in 21 Deaths. Uganda’s Roads Have Been Warning Us for Years.
The children of King David Junior School in Kampala were on their way home from Sipi Falls, one of eastern Uganda’s most photographed natural landmarks, when their bus veered off…
Tunisians Are Voting With Cash — and the Verdict Is a Vote of No Confidence in the Banks
Nearly thirty billion dinars. That is how much cash the Central Bank of Tunisia now estimates is circulating outside the country’s banking system — up roughly a quarter from the…
Burkina Faso Draws a Line: Ouagadougou Expels Two EU Diplomats Over Brussels’ Meddling
Burkina Faso EU diplomats expelled — that’s the blunt reality Ouagadougou delivered this week, giving two senior European Union officials just 72 hours to leave the country. In a decisive…
When African Billionaires Bet on Africa, We Should Be Asking Harder Questions — Not Just Cheering
There is an easy narrative being told right now, which can be simplified in the following way: two of Africa’s richest individuals are partnering together, a $17 billion refinery will…
Nigeria’s Oyo Rescue Is a Victory Wrapped in a Warning
The Oyo schoolchildren rescue Nigeria has been celebrating hides a harder truth: children abducted the same day in Borno are still missing. On Friday, the presidency finally delivered the news…