Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent Aliko Dangote is Africa’s richest person for the 15th year running at $28.5 billion on Forbes’ 2026 list, ahead of Johann Rupert ($16.1 billion) and Abdulsamad Rabiu ($11.2 billion). Key Facts Africa’s 23 billionaires are worth a combined $126.7 billion, up 21% from 2025, and the top 10

By The Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered Iran’s foreign minister and his delegation to the U.N. General Assembly to leave New York earlier than they had planned, two U.S. officials said Wednesday. The Trump administration had granted visas, albeit with severe restrictions, to Iran’s president and foreign minister and their delegations to

By The Associated Press Police were holding five men on Monday and examining suspected explosives found near a U.S.-operated air force base in England, as counterterror detectives investigated whether the arrests foiled an attempted attack linked to Iran. The men were detained early Sunday after three vans were spotted near RAF Fairford, a U.K.-owned base

B‑1B Lancer bomber is parked at the RAF Fairford airbase, which hosts United States Air Force (USAF) personnel, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 27, 2026. Photographer Toby Shepheard By Reuters British police arrested several men on suspicion of explosives offences near an airbase used by the US ‌to strike Iranian targets, while Army bomb disposal

Africa’s Richest Man, Aliko Dangote (L) and Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu (R). Credit: File By The African Exponent South Africa is home to 41,100 dollar millionaires, more than a third of the continent’s total (Henley & Partners Africa Wealth Report 2026, June 2026) Africa’s five wealthiest countries, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria and Kenya, together

By Reuters The leaders of the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray ‌said on Wednesday that they had entered a new war with the federal government as fighting broke out in Tigray and two neighbouring regions, shattering a four-year-old peace deal. A 2020-2022 civil war between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and federal forces resulted

Photo Credit: The New York Times By The African Exponent Seven Ethiopian armed opposition groups announced a coalition called the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Coalition for Survival. The bloc aims to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and establish a transitional government. Here is all you need to know. Seven Ethiopian opposition and armed groups formally announced

Roshan Micah Reddy South African investigative journalist Roshan Micah Reddy and his local fixer, Kooki Mahmoud, have been reported missing in Djibouti, prompting calls for authorities to urgently establish their whereabouts and ensure their safety. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it was “deeply concerned” by reports of the pair’s disappearance and urged Djiboutian

By Xinhua News Agency Yemen’s Houthi group said Saturday that it had launched large-scale attacks targeting the Saudi capital Riyadh and Yanbu, a major industrial and energy hub on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, marking a major escalation in the confrontation between the two sides. In a statement broadcast by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, Houthi military

Credit Photo File By The African Exponent The Trump administration just told South Africa’s government that trying to fix apartheid’s unfinished business counts as racism now. Actual visas are being pulled over it. Here’s what happened, and the uncomfortable question sitting underneath the whole story. What actually happened Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on