International

Dangote Fuel Exports Surge: Africa Gains Stability

Dangote Petroleum Refinery exports 456,000 tonnes of fuel to five African nations amid global disruptions. Insight Explains why Dangote fuel exports matter for energy...

Rabiu Net Worth Soars: $4.5B Gain in 2026

Nigerian industrialist Abdulsamad Rabiu, the country's second-richest man, has seen his Rabiu net worth climb dramatically to $14.6 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires...

Global hunger crisis could worsen as Middle East conflict threatens millions more, WFP warns

The World Food Programme has issued a stark warning that an additional 45 million people worldwide could be pushed into acute hunger if the...

French overtakes Arabic to become fourth most spoken language globally

French language has risen to become the fourth most widely spoken language in the world, surpassing Arabic language, according to a recent report released...

GIZ launches green financing for women entrepreneurs in Kenya to boost climate resilient growth

A new financing initiative spearheaded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is offering green loans and business support to women entrepreneurs in...

U.S. expands US$15,000 visa bond requirement to 12 more countries

The United States is broadening its controversial visa bond program, adding 12 more countries to a list of nations whose citizens must pay a...

Jeff Bezos eyes $100 billion AI fund to transform old factories into next generation industrial powerhouses

Jeff Bezos is reportedly planning one of the most ambitious investment projects of his career: raising up to US$100 billion to acquire legacy manufacturing companies...

Africa’s sovereign borrowing set to hit US$155bn

African governments are expected to ramp up borrowing on international markets in 2026, with total sovereign commercial debt issuance projected to reach 155 billion...

Trump vows no more attacks by Israel on Iran gas field after it ‘violently lashed out’

United States President Donald Trump has declared that Israel will halt further strikes on Iran’s critical South Pars gas field following a dramatic escalation...

Africa faces setback as progress in reducing child deaths slows despite preventable solutions

Progress in reducing child mortality across Africa is losing momentum, with an estimated 4.9 million children dying before their fifth birthday in 2024, according...

Small-cap value stocks set to outperform S&P 500

Small-cap value stocks are positioned to deliver superior long-term returns compared with the broader S&P 500, according to the latest Vanguard Capital Markets Model...

Bitcoin resilience shines amid Iran war chaos

Bitcoin resilience has emerged as a defining narrative in March 2026, with the leading cryptocurrency climbing roughly 10% since the Iran war erupted on...

AI agents prediction markets revolutionize trading

AI agents prediction markets are emerging as a powerful force, quietly shifting the dynamics of platforms like Polymarket by enabling 24/7, emotion-free, data-driven trading...

Iran’s security Chief Ali Larijani reportedly killed in Israeli airstrike

Israeli officials have claimed that Ali Larijani, one of Iran’s most senior political and security figures, was killed in a targeted airstrike, marking a...

Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue OpenAI over alleged copyright violations in AI training

Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the firm of infringing on the copyright of nearly 100,000 articles by using...

Trump asks China if visit to Beijing can be delayed a month due to Iran war

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Chinese authorities to delay his planned diplomatic visit to Beijing by about a month, citing the intensifying war...