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Nigeria’s Delegation to Washington: A Diplomatic Misstep With Serious Implications

Global UpfrontNov 21, 2025November 21, 20250

By Nuhu Dawisu Kuje This week, Nigeria dispatched a high-level delegation to Washington, D.C., to engage American officials on matters of mutual concern. Yet instead

Nigeria Needs A President At Home, Not A Tourist Abroad

Global UpfrontSep 24, 2025September 24, 20250

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s latest working vacation – departing Abuja on September 4, 2025, for France (followed by plans to visit the UK), only to

The Lies America Tells Itself About the Middle East

Global UpfrontSep 19, 2025September 19, 20250

By Hussein Agha and Robert Malley On any given day during the long war in Gaza, a Biden administration official could be expected to assert

Nigeria Versus Australia: Between Retaliation And Diplomacy

Global UpfrontJan 9, 2025January 9, 20250

By Chekwube Nzomiwu Whilst I will not hesitate to condemn any attempt by another country to demarket our dear country, Nigeria, I have reservations about

Russia Open To Substantive Proposals For Diplomatic Settlement in Ukraine – Russian Foreign Ministry

Global UpfrontJan 29, 2024January 29, 20240

Russia remains open to truly substantive proposals for a diplomatic settlement of the situation around Ukraine, said Alexey Polishchuk, the head of the Second Department

Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule: How The U.S. Govt Came To Rely On The Tech Billionaire – And Is Now Struggling To Rein Him In

Global UpfrontAug 22, 2023August 22, 20230

By Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, August 21, 2023 (NOTE: VERY LONG READ ALERT) Last October, Colin Kahl, then the Under-Secretary of Defense for Policy at

Coup Crisis: ECOWAS, Niger Republic’s Junta Begin Talks Soon

Global UpfrontAug 14, 2023August 14, 20230

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Niger Republic’s military junta will begin talks this week, sources have confirmed. Daily Trust was

As World Powers ‘Scramble’ For Africa, Again…

Global UpfrontAug 15, 2022August 15, 20220

Daily Trust Editorial of Monday August 15, 2022 Suddenly, Africa has become a global diplomatic arena where the U.S., Russia, China and the European Union

Nigeria was once an indisputable leader in Africa: what happened?

Global UpfrontDec 28, 2020December 28, 20200

By Sheriff Folarin The traditional leadership and redeemer posture of Nigeria in Africa has, in recent years, been put into question. Issues like corruption and