STOP AMAECHI BEFORE HE BURNS THE BRIDGE
The Niger Delta Cannot Afford to Sacrifice Its Hard-Won Leverage on the Altar of One Man’s Political Desperation By Jide Adesina | 1STAFRIKA.COM There comes...
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The Chronicle of Nigeria Presidential Election 2027
NIGERIA 2027: THE PRESIDENTIAL BATTLE The Aspirants, Their Strengths and Weaknesses, and What Nigerians Are Saying About the Future of Their Country By Jide Adesina...
The Trenches Are Calling Again: A Reply to Senator Babafemi Ojudu
An open reply to Senator Babafemi Ojudu, CON, on his Independence Day letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu My dear Uncle and Elder in the...
OYO AND THE GOVERNORSHIP QUESTION: WHY HAS OYO TOWN NOT PRODUCED A GOVERNOR OF MODERN OYO STATE?
There is a question that has lingered beneath the politics of Oyo State for decades, rarely asked directly and even more rarely examined without emotion:...
Argentina vs England: A Rivalry Forged by History, Defined by Football, Renewed at the FIFA World Cup 2026
There are football matches, there are great rivalries, and then there is Argentina versus England—a fixture that transcends ninety minutes, defies generations, and carries the...
Security Crisis Deepens Across the Sahel as Insurgents Tighten Grip on Mali
The security crisis engulfing the Sahel has entered a dangerous new phase, transforming from a series of localized insurgencies into a broader struggle for political...
Xenophobia, Governance Strains, and Reform Efforts in South Africa
South Africa once again finds itself at a difficult intersection of history, identity, and economic pressure, where social tension is being expressed through renewed episodes...
Africa at a Crossroads: Conflict, Reform, and the New Geopolitical Reordering of a Continent in Transition
Across the vast and complex geography of Africa, the continent is once again moving through a defining moment shaped by the intersection of politics, conflict,...
Gov. Seyi Makinde and the Moronic Syndrome
Governor Seyi Makinde and the handling of the recent kidnapping crisis have raised serious questions that deserve answers from the government and security authorities. At...
Ogbomoso, Our Children, and the Dangerous Cost of Failure
By Jide Adesina There are moments in the life of a people when politics must step aside and humanity must take center stage. This is...
Nigeria’s Security Crisis Is Also a Technology Crisis
Every time another kidnapping occurs in Nigeria, the public conversation follows a familiar pattern. Citizens express outrage, government officials issue statements, security agencies launch investigations,...
West Africa at a Crossroads: How Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Are Redefining the Region’s Political Order
By Jide Adesina West Africa is undergoing one of the most profound geopolitical transformations in its post-independence history. What began as a series of military...
Attaf Highlights Algeria’s Steadfast Commitment to Bolstering Its Strategic Partnership with Korea
By Jide Adesina Algeria has reaffirmed its determination to deepen and expand its strategic partnership with the Republic of Korea, signaling a growing convergence of...
Villagers on Principe, the ‘African Galapagos’, to be paid for protecting the ecosystem
A billionaire is funding a sustainable development project on the west African island that makes the local population stewards of its futureAt the crumbling colonial...
‘Extraordinary cruelty’: images show longterm ‘starvation strategy’ in Sudan
Experts argue sensor and satellite data reveal targeted attacks on farming communities by the Rapid Support Forces were intended to prevent villages producing food There...
How the US far right bought into the myth of white South Africa’s persecution
When Trump granted white South Africans refugee status, he was echoing a falsehood about Black people taking revenge for years of brutality. But no one...
How the ‘Galápagos of west Africa’ is plundered by floating fish factories
A Guardian investigation with DeSmog reveals thousands of tonnes of fish are illegally turned into fishmeal and oil off the coast of Guinea-Bissau The only...
Life on Kenya’s largest dump: the invisible workers sorting the world’s rubbish
Plastic, textiles, e-waste and more end up at the vast Dandora site, where waste pickers spend all hours sifting through toxic debris looking for recyclables...
‘History longs to heal’: how Africa hopes to advance campaign for reparative justice
At festival in Kenya, artists and writers discuss role arts can play in continent’s growing push for redress over colonial crimes • More than money:...
Descendants of Zimbabwe resistance heroes urge UK to locate looted skulls
Relatives call on institutions to help them find remains of ancestors who led fight against British colonisers in 1890s • Which human remains are held...