HONG KONG,– Floodwaters submerged streets and inundated homes across southern and central China on Tuesday, with at least 21 people killed as torrential rain triggered widespread chaos, forcing school and business closures and disrupting transport and power supplies, authorities said. China’s weather agency warned that areas of Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong and...

NIGERIA – The All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the House of Representatives in May 2026 have redrawn Nigeria’s political map in ways few anticipated. What began as a routine candidate selection exercise quickly evolved into a referendum on incumbency, dynastic influence, and grassroots resistance. Across the six geopolitical zones, the primaries produced a blend...

NIGERIA: The cry of “foreigners must go” is not a mere slogan — it is a dangerous echo of Africa’s unresolved past, a recurring wound that continues to bleed into the present. From Accra to Johannesburg, migrants have become the convenient scapegoats of economic hardship, insecurity, and populist politics. What unfolded in Ghana in July...

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