Africa
WORLD
Selective Outrage: Whose Suffering Does Nicki Minaj Speak For?
Nicki Minaj’s UN appearance boosts a disputed narrative on Nigeria’s violence, revealing how star power shapes global political agendas.
EUROPE
Brussels Drops the Lectures to Stay in the Mediterranean
Brussels is switching up how it deals with the Mediterranean, focusing on practical cooperation over pushing political changes.
EXCLUSIVE
Bobi Wine: “A New Uganda” Belongs to All Ugandans
Bobi Wine’s “A New Uganda” is more than a campaign slogan; it’s a national call for renewal beyond Museveni’s 40-year rule.
Commodities
Estonia: A Magnet to Europe’s Independence in Rare Earth Production
Estonia opens rare earth magnet factory, a €100M EU-backed project to cut China reliance and power Europe’s EVs and wind turbines.
PODCASTS
A Forgotten War: El Fasher in Crisis
El Fasher under siege: 1.5m trapped as RSF bombards Sudan’s last SAF stronghold in Darfur, sparking a dire humanitarian crisis.
Popular
LVMH, War and the Luxury of Trees
As war dents luxury sales and Europe's tree cover grows more unequal, an old truth is returning: comfort is becoming easier to buy than to share.
UAE Quits OPEC to Define New Energy Order
After missile strikes on Gulf ports and thousands of flight cancellations, the UAE's exit from OPEC shatters the old oil order, exposing a ruthless energy future.
After the Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting, Trump Changes Tone
After gunfire erupted at the White House Correspondents' Dinner this weekend, Donald Trump responded with less fury than after earlier political attacks, and that change matters.
West Overlooks Russian Grain and Borders in Ukraine
As stolen grain enters Israeli docks and Berlin hints at regional trade-offs, a quiet consensus forms around the permanence of Russia's seized Ukrainian areas.
Deraa First Trial Puts Syrian Justice on the Stand
This week's public trial of Atef Najib returned Deraa to the centre of Syrian politics, with the first courtroom reckoning for the crackdown that helped ignite the uprising.
