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Gold and Green: How West Africa Is Building the Economic Architecture of the Future

Jide AdesinaJune 4, 2026June 4, 2026

by Jide AdesinaJune 4, 2026June 4, 2026024

Across the vast landscape of West Africa, a new economic story is unfolding—one that extends far beyond the headlines of political transitions, security challenges, and...

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Nigeria: A Developing Nation or a Developed Country?

Jide AdesinaNovember 11, 2025

by Jide AdesinaNovember 11, 20250779

Nigeria is widely categorized in global development literature as a developing country. Yet, this label, while technically correct, does not begin to capture the complexity,...

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Nigeria’s Sovereignty and Strategic Resilience: Navigating Security, Diplomacy, and National Unity in the 21st Century

Jide AdesinaNovember 10, 2025

by Jide AdesinaNovember 10, 20250503

Speculation regarding a potential American invasion of Nigeria is not only unfounded but fundamentally misrepresents the geopolitical realities of the modern world. While it is...

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Sands of Time, Shadows of Power: Nigeria at the Crossroads of Security, Truth, and National Redemption

Jide AdesinaNovember 7, 2025

by Jide AdesinaNovember 7, 20250440

The crisis of insecurity in Nigeria today did not emerge by chance, nor did it grow overnight. It is the product of historical negligence, political...

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Genocide of Christians in the Northern Part of Nigeria Is Real: A Human Rights Report and Call for Responsibility

Jide AdesinaNovember 5, 2025

by Jide AdesinaNovember 5, 20250517

Over the past two decades, persistent violence in the Middle Belt and Northern regions of Nigeria has led to the systematic displacement, mass killing, and...

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The Diplomacy of Memory and Bloodlines: Navigating America’s Reawakened Interest in Nigeria

Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 2025

by Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 20250417

In this delicate moment of geopolitical tension, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must approach the situation with the poise, strategic maturity, and emotional intelligence that characterized...

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THE BALANCE OF NATIONS: Nigeria, The United States, Religious Violence, Sovereignty, and the Future of Global Black Stability

Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 2025

by Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 20250362

A Diplomatic Statement Against Escalation, A Call for Justice, Partnership, and Responsible Global Leadership At this moment in world history, when global stability is fragile,...

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Prof. P.L.A. Lumumba’s Call for Decolonization of Religion, Culture, and Economy

Jide AdesinaSeptember 8, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 8, 202501149

When Professor P.L.A. Lumumba mounts a podium, he often weaves together history, politics, and philosophy in ways that command both reflection and discomfort. In...

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Nigeria’s Defiance Over U.S. Deportation Policy Marks a Turning Point in Africa–Washington Relations

Jide AdesinaSeptember 8, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 8, 20250476

In recent weeks, Nigeria has emerged at the center of a diplomatic test that could redefine how African nations engage with Washington’s foreign policy priorities....

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Yemen’s Houthi Drone Strike Temporarily Shuts Down Southern Israel’s Ramon Airport

Jide AdesinaSeptember 8, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 8, 20250552

A drone launched from Yemen by the Houthi movement struck southern Israel on Sunday, hitting Ramon International Airport near the Red Sea city of Eilat...

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Tinubu and Soyinka: A Chronicle of Activism, Fraternity, and the Politics of Reverence

Jide AdesinaSeptember 6, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 6, 20250610

Many political encounters are scripted, rehearsed, measured for effect. Yet, every so often, history stages its own theatre—unscripted, unrehearsed, and yet so profound it transcends...

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Pope Leo XIV Appeals for Unity as Sudan Faces Overwhelming Hardship

Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 20250485

In his weekly general audience on September 3, 2025, Pope Leo XIV cast his gaze toward Sudan—a nation grappling with unrelenting turmoil. His voice, both...

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Pentagon Launches Bright Star 25 in Egypt: A Catalyst for Strategic Bonds, Investment, and Cultural Exchange

Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 20250434

At the expanse of Egypt’s Western Desert, at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, the 19th iteration of the multinational military exercise Bright Star 25 officially commenced...

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Burkina Faso Enacts Controversial Law Criminalizing LGBTQ Expression

Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 2025September 3, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 2025September 3, 20250567

By Jide Adesina | 1stafrika.com Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament has passed a sweeping new law that criminalizes conduct deemed to promote LGBTQ practices, intensifying a...

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Traoré’s $2.1B Trade Pivot : Redefining Africa’s Economic Sovereignty and Breaking America’s Grip

Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 20250491

Under Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s stewardship, Burkina Faso has embarked on a deliberate and assertive reorientation of its economic strategy—one motivated by an ideological rejection of...

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Finnish Court Jails Separatist Leader Simon Ekpa for Six Years in Landmark Terror Verdict

Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 20250433

A Finnish district court has handed down a six-year prison sentence to Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian-born Finnish citizen and prominent figure in the Indigenous People...

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ISIS Financing Network Dismantled in West Africa with Global Security Implications

Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 20250609

On September 1, 2025, Iraq’s National Intelligence Service (INIS) announced the successful dismantling of a sophisticated ISIS financing and smuggling network operating across multiple West...

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GCC Council Backs Qatar’s Mediation Role in Congo Peace Talks, Reaffirms Stance on Gaza, Palestine, and Regional Stability

Jide AdesinaSeptember 1, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 1, 20250341

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Council, convening for its 165th session in Kuwait under the chairmanship of Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Al Yahya, issued...

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