COLUMNS

Uphold the Four Principles toPromote Lasting Peace and Stability in Africa

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2026

By Yu Dunhai, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria The world is undergoing accelerated changes unseen in a century, with profound shifts in the international balance of power. Africa’s peace and development face both new opportunities and challenges. On the one hand, African countries’ sense of

FEATURES

Moscow Jamboree: If Russia Cannot Protect Itself, Why Must Africa Keep Coming to It?

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2026

By Oumarou Sanou With barely a month to go before the Third Russia-Africa Summit, scheduled for 28–29 October in Moscow, African delegations face a question that has nothing to do with diplomacy and everything to do with arithmetic: is it worth the risk of flying into a capital that Ukrainian drones now reach with uncomfortable […]

BUSINESS

China Opens Market to Africa

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2026

….FG Sets Industrialisation Drive on Zero-Tariff Policy The Federal Government has declared China’s decision to extend zero-tariff treatment to 100 per cent of tariff lines for African countries a potential turning point in Nigeria’s industrialisation drive, saying the policy could unlock jobs, investment and a new era of value-added exports. Minister of Foreign

FEATURES

Russia’s African Expendables?

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2026

•As another Nigerian is buried in Ukraine, Russia’s denials collapse under the weight of the dead By Oumarou Sanou Another Nigerian has been killed in Ukraine, fighting for Russia. Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence identified him as Ayebusiwa Olabode Victor, born in 1992, a son of Ilutitun in Ondo State, who was killed near the settlement of […]

FEATURES

Russia’s Role in the Widening Insecurity in Africa

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2026

By Ipole Amajama The African continent is once again at the centre of a geopolitical storm. From the Sahel to Nigeria, insecurity is spreading at an alarming speed, threatening fragile states and destabilising entire regions. While local dynamics and systemic weaknesses play a role, Russia’s involvement raises troubling questions about its motives and the consequences […]

FEATURES

Africa Forward: When Africa Stops Showing Up as a Guest

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2026

Nairobi Summit may have signalled the beginning of a more equal Africa-Europe relationship. The real test is whether investment finally replaces dependency. By Senator IroegbuSomething shifted in Nairobi last week. It was not the numbers, though the numbers were striking. It was not the speeches, though some were worth hearing. What shifted was the room’s […]