Clothing factories in South Africa are facing labor shortages and growing production backlogs after thousands of migrant workers reportedly left the country amid anti-immigration protests. The disruption has been particularly severe in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, one of the country’s leading textile and garment manufacturing centers. Rows of sewing machines have been left unused as factory owners […]

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West under Operation FANSAN YAMMA have disrupted a suspected terrorist logistics network in Zamfara State, arresting two alleged collaborators and recovering ₦5.302 million believed to be intended for a terrorist leader. The arrests formed part of coordinated, intelligence-led military operations conducted across several communities in the state. During […]

The Ugandan military has unveiled a memorial statue in honor of Lt. Col. Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu, the Israeli commander killed during the historic 1976 Entebbe hostage-rescue operation. The ceremony took place on August 1, 2026, at the Old Entebbe Airport Terminal, where Israeli commandos carried out the mission five decades ago. Netanyahu was the older […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment process for 3,252 verified Parent-Teacher Association teachers serving in Federal Unity Colleges and Federal Technical Colleges across Nigeria. The decision is expected to address persistent teacher shortages in federal secondary schools while offering a path to permanent employment for educators who have worked for years without full civil-service […]

Social Democratic Party presidential candidate Prince Adewole Adebayo has said President Bola Tinubu, rather than Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Chairman Ola Olukoyede, should resign over the controversy surrounding the freezing of the Osun State Government’s bank accounts. Speaking at a press briefing at the SDP national secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, August 6, 2026, […]

Modern recolonization rarely arrives with invading armies, foreign flags or officially appointed colonial administrators. Its influence is often exercised through less visible systems, including sovereign debt, resource concessions, foreign military installations, digital surveillance and political pressure from powerful external governments. This changing form of control has renewed debate about the meaning and purpose of Pan-Africanism. […]

A long-delayed prisoner exchange between the Democratic Republic of Congo government and the AFC/M23 rebel movement appears to be moving forward, offering a potential boost to efforts to restore peace in the country’s conflict-ridden eastern region. As part of the confidence-building process, 15 men associated with the rebel movement have reportedly been transferred from high-security […]