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- nigeria
Analysis: Nigeria's Food Prices and the Long Road From Farm to Market
Post-harvest losses and transport costs explain more of the price than the harvest itself.
Adaeze Okonkwo · 27 July 2026
- world
Analysis: Middle Powers Are Setting More of the Agenda
As the largest states deadlock, coalitions of medium-sized countries are doing the drafting.
Helena Marsh · 15 July 2026
- africa
Feature: The Road, Rail and Port Projects Redrawing African Trade
Continental free trade depends less on treaties than on whether goods can physically move.
Daniel Mbeki · 5 July 2026
- business
Central Banks Face a Divided Inflation Picture
Services prices, energy costs and tariff pass-through are pulling in different directions across major economies.
Robert Keane · 9 June 2026
- africa
African Free Trade Area Records First Sustained Rise in Intra-Continental Commerce
Officials point to progress on rules of origin and payments, though non-tariff barriers persist.
Daniel Mbeki · 16 September 2025
- business
Sweeping United States Tariffs Reset the Terms of Global Trade
A new schedule of import duties prompted retaliation, negotiation and a sharp repricing in financial markets.
Robert Keane · 8 April 2025
- world
Hamas Attack on Israel Triggers War in Gaza
Cross-border assaults killed about 1,200 people in Israel and were followed by an extended Israeli military campaign.
Sarah Benali · 7 October 2023
- business
Container Ship Blocks the Suez Canal for Six Days
The grounding of the Ever Given halted about twelve per cent of global trade and exposed supply chain fragility.
Robert Keane · 29 March 2021
- business
Bitcoin Approaches $20,000 at the Peak of a Speculative Rally
The cryptocurrency rose roughly twentyfold in a year before futures listings and regulatory warnings cooled the market.
Robert Keane · 17 December 2017
- world
Donald Trump Wins the United States Presidency
The property developer and television presenter defeated Hillary Clinton, carrying Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
James Whitfield · 9 November 2016
- world
United Kingdom Votes to Leave the European Union
A 52 to 48 result overturned four decades of membership and prompted the prime minister's resignation within hours.
Helena Marsh · 24 June 2016
- business
Oil Prices Collapse as OPEC Declines to Cut Output
Brent crude fell below $70 a barrel after ministers in Vienna decided to defend market share rather than support prices.
Robert Keane · 27 November 2014