Author Archives: aashmitatariyal

Nigeria-U.S. Relations: Diplomacy, Sovereignty, and the Politics of Accusation

Article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202511020124.html The article by Seun Adeuyi reports that Nigerian President Bola Tinubu will soon meet with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria. The planned meeting follows Trump’s recent accusation that the Nigerian government has ignored attacks on Christians, coupled with his threat to cut off U.S. aid or launch strikes against terrorist… Read more »

Cholera Resurgence: A Test of Global Cooperation and Public Health Power

Article: https://allafrica.com/view/resource/main/main/id/00140408.html The World Health Organization’s August 2025 report describes a sharp rise in cholera cases around the world, showing how poverty, conflict, and fragile infrastructure continue to threaten millions of lives. Between January and August 2025, over 409,000 cholera and Acute Watery Diarrhoea cases and nearly 4,800 deaths were reported across 31 countries. Cholera has returned to nations like… Read more »

El Fasher in Crisis: The Human Cost of Sudan’s Fragmented State

article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202510300674.html The article by Amal Yahya describes the worsening crisis in El Fasher, a city in North Darfur, Sudan. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a powerful militia, recently took control of the city from the Sudanese army. Since then, civilians have faced violence, fear, and complete isolation. Thousands of people have fled to the nearby town of Tawila, where… Read more »

Chagos Archipelago: A Step Toward Decolonization or a Compromise of Sovereignty?

Article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202509120542.html On September 9th, the UK House of Commons passed the “Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill,” agreeing with the return of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius after more than 50 years. This bill has been celebrated by most Chagossians, who are the descendants of more than 2000 islanders deported in the 1960s: when the… Read more »

Ghana Joins Other African Nations in Receiving US Deportees

Article: https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20250911-ghana-becomes-fifth-african-nation-to-take-in-us-deportees Ghana has agreed to accept West Africans who are being deported from the United States. President John Mahama confirmed that 14 people, including Nigerians and one Gambian, had already arrived in Ghana prior to being sent to their home countries. Ghana was requested by the US to accept third-party nationals because West Africans do not need visas to… Read more »

Nigerian Grid Collapse Sparks NLC Outrage Over Power Privatization.

Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202509110057.html The Nigeria Labour Congress (also known as NLC) has harshly condemned the Nigerian federal government following a total collapse of the national electricity grid. Nigerian National Grids has suffered collapses and disturbances 17 times since 2024, with the most notable one on September 10, 2025. In its statement, NLC accused the government of deliberately engineering the… Read more »