India Signals Growing Interest in Somaliland Recognition 
What Israel-Somaliland’s Recognition/Relationship Means: the Origin, Risk and Human Cost of a Diplomatic Earthquake 
African Economic Weekly Panorama: Brief Features on Growth, Governance and Society 
US Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIS-Affiliated Militants in Sokoto State, Nigeria; Targeting Islamic Extremists Slaughtering Christians 
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) launches new Interim Forest Stewardship Standard for Mozambique 
India Signals Growing Interest in Somaliland Recognition
India appears to be edging closer to a historic diplomatic shift as policy debates intensify around the possible recognition of...
What Israel-Somaliland’s Recognition/Relationship Means: the Origin, Risk and Human Cost of a Diplomatic Earthquake
By late December 2025, a long-gestating, discreet relationship burst into the open. Israel’s formal recognition of Somaliland as an independent...
African Economic Weekly Panorama: Brief Features on Growth, Governance and Society
Nigeria Nigeria’s economy this week reflected a mix of external shocks, reform-driven policy shifts, and cautious optimism about long-term growth....
US Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIS-Affiliated Militants in Sokoto State, Nigeria; Targeting Islamic Extremists Slaughtering Christians
The United States carried out airstrikes on Christmas Day against Islamic State–linked fighters in northwestern Nigeria, marking the first such...
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) launches new Interim Forest Stewardship Standard for Mozambique
The standard becomes effective on 15 March 2026. MAPUTO, Mozambique - FSC (www.FSC.org) is pleased to announce the publication of...
ICE Shot an Undocumented Immigrant in Maryland: Debates Over Immigration Policing and Community Safety Surge
A routine immigration enforcement stop outside Baltimore this week escalated into gunfire, leaving two undocumented men injured and reopening long-running...
Prostate Cancer Treatment Breakthrough; Nigeria Makes Great Historic Advancement
Nigeria has taken a significant step in advanced cancer care with the introduction of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for prostate...
US Suspends Visa Issuance to 19 African Countries, Beginning January 1st, 2026
The U.S. Department of State has announced that it will partially suspend the issuance of certain visas to nationals of...
Macron Pushes back Against US Visa Curbs, Framing Dispute as a Test of Europe’s Digital Independence and Democratic Authority
French President Emmanuel Macron has sharply criticised recent United States visa restrictions imposed on former European Commissioner Thierry Breton and...
The US/Nigeria Signed a Five-year Health Cooperation Agreement with Consideration of the Faith-based Health-Responders
The United States and Nigeria have signed a five-year health cooperation agreement designed to strengthen Nigeria’s health system, with a...