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America: Unraveling the Trump Doctrine

Dropping bombs in Nigeria, snatching a president and his wife in the dead of the night in Venezuela, seizing an oil tanker in international waters, th

How pesticides are fueling poverty in Nigeria

In early January 2026, a popular Nigerian television host opened a morning programme with a startling personal disclosure. After a routine medical tes

Climate Change in 2026: Note of warning

The year 2026 has dawned with powerful and unsettling reminders that climate change is no longer a future threat but a present and escalating crisis.

Reading Iran through history: Why regime collapse remains unlikely

For almost five decades, external observers have repeatedly misread moments of unrest in Iran as herald of imminent regime collapse. The events unfold

Update on preservation of donkeys

After my piece titled Not yet Uhuru for Donkeys last week, I did some legwork to update information on what is being done to prevent the alarming exti