Niger
WORLD
As Algeria and Mali Clash, France Finds New Opening
Algeria–Mali drone dispute triggers airspace closures, deepens regional rifts, and reshapes alliances between the Sahel, France, and Red Sea basin.
WORLD
Benin, Harbouring Militants? Burkina Faso and Niger Think So
A storm of accusations swirl across West Africa as Burkina Faso and Niger point fingers at Benin, claiming their coastal neighbour harbours the very militants wreaking havoc at their borders.
WORLD
Humanitarian Aid the Latest Victim of Niger Military Junta
Niger expels Red Cross, escalating tensions over humanitarian aid as the military government tightens control on NGOs citing 'national security'.
BUSINESS
Three Military-Led States Leave ECOWAS
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger's exit from ECOWAS reveals deep fractures over leadership, security, and regional independence in West Africa.
Popular
Winter Storm Research Rewrites a Witch Trial Tragedy
As new research published in Smithsonian Magazine this week connects a 1617 Arctic storm to Norway's deadliest witch trials, climate historians reveal how weather shock fed decades of persecution.
Prediction Takes Politics: Prophets and Polymarkets Collide
As 11 Peruvian shamans predicted Nicolás Maduro's fall on 29 December 2025, crypto traders were placing similar bets online—five days before U.S. forces extracted the Venezuelan leader to New York.
Mladenov Takes Over Gaza Board After Regional Veto
Nickolay Mladenov becomes Gaza peace board head after Arab states blocked Tony Blair, raising questions about whose interests guide Washington's selection.
Abu Dhabi Rebuffs British Universities Over Campus Radicalisation
The world’s wealthiest patrons now view Western campuses as hazards, forcing a costly inversion of the traditional hierarchy that once defined global education.
Bury the Lead: MTV ‘Death’ and the Way We Read Now
As MTV continued broadcasting across the United States and most of Europe on 1 January 2026, millions of social media tributes mourned a channel that had never actually shut down.
