A war that arrived at every pump The proximate cause is geopolitical. The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz which is a critical maritime route through which roughly 20% of global oil flows, sent shockwaves through energy markets from the moment the US-Iran conflict escalated. Brent crude climbed from
At some point this week, the leader of the free world picked up the phone and called the Prime Minister of Israel "effing crazy." He confirmed it publicly. On a podcast. Without much embarrassment. This is where we are. Trump’s blowup with Benjamin Netanyahu is not just a piece of
Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Paul Mashatile, has said that South Africa and India are forging a partnership worthy of the extraordinary history that binds the two countries together. Mashatile said this while on a working visit to India. Mashatile arrived on Friday, 29 May 2026, in
For sixty-six years, Nigeria lived one of the most bewildering contradictions in global economics. Africa’s largest crude oil producer spent decades importing the very fuel refined from its own earth, crude pumped from the Niger Delta, shipped to European refineries, then sold back to Nigerians at a premium the country
There is a particular kind of chaos that only the most powerful institutions can produce. This is the kind where everything is happening at once, nothing makes sense, and everyone involved insists it is all under control. That is America in 2026. Right now, the United States is simultaneously waging
Artificial intelligence is entering a new era as businesses invest heavily in AI systems capable of operating autonomously across industries. At the same time, governments are increasingly focused on regulating AI systems moving beyond digital environments into robotics, transport, logistics, and public infrastructure. Approximately, three-quarters of CEOs now identify themselves
Africa’s electric vehicle market has long been described as a future opportunity. In 2025, it started looking like a present one. Approximately 7,900 electric vehicles were sold in Egypt last year, making it the continent’s largest EV market by volume. Morocco and South Africa followed in second and third place
India’s aviation sector is undergoing significant transformation as the government introduces new passenger-focused reforms while the investigation into last year’s Air India Boeing 787 crash continues. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), through the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has announced a series of measures aimed at improving convenience,
Egypt feeds 112 million people. It cannot grow enough wheat to do it. Agricultural trade between Russia and Egypt grew by more than 15% in the first four months of 2026, announced quietly on the sidelines of a grain industry forum last week. The two agriculture ministers met, shook hands,
Uzbekistan does not make the front pages very often. It is landlocked, post-Soviet, rapidly urbanising, and home to 38 million people who are largely invisible in Western media unless the subject is gas pipelines or the occasional human rights report. But something worth paying attention to happened in Tashkent last