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Adekunle Owolabi is a journalist, political analyst, and digital strategist with experience across Africa and the Middle East. He focuses on international diplomacy, promotes digital inclusion, and advocates for a borderless Africa.

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Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima meets ECOWAS Commission President General Birame Diop (rtd) in New York on the margins of the 81st United Nations General Assembly.
DiplomacyWest Africa

Shettima urges ECOWAS to prioritise regional unity

New York - Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has called on the new leadership of the Economic Community of West African States...

Zambia’s Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
DiplomacySouthern Africa

Zambia says it is open for partnership

NEW YORK, 26 September 2026 — Zambia has presented itself as a peaceful and stable country open to investment and international partnerships, while...

São Tomé and Príncipe’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz addresses the 81st UN General Assembly in New York.
Central AfricaDiplomacy

São Tomé and Príncipe seeks climate finance

NEW YORK, 26 September 2026 — São Tomé and Príncipe has called for greater access to climate finance, saying small island developing states...

Gabon’s Foreign Affairs Minister Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny addresses the 81st UN General Assembly in New York.
Central AfricaDiplomacy

Gabon calls for stronger Gulf of Guinea security

NEW YORK, 26 September 2026 — Gabon has called for stronger security cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea, wider reform of global institutions...

Eswatini Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Pholile Shakantu meets with Congressman Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee, and Robert Lapin, AJC President, during talks aimed at strengthening cooperation and dialogue.
DiplomacySouthern Africa

Eswatini, AJC discuss cooperation

NEW YORK: Eswatini’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Pholile Shakantu, has held talks with American Jewish Committee (AJC) Chief Executive Officer Congressman Ted...

Kenyan President William Ruto and his wife, Rachel Ruto, pose with Dangote Group President and CEO Aliko Dangote and Africa Finance Corporation President and CEO Samaila Zubairu, ONL, during their visit to the Dangote Refinery in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo by X/@WilliamsRuto
DiplomacyEast AfricaTrade & InvestmentWest Africa

Ruto tours Dangote refinery ahead of Kenya project

LAGOS, Nigeria: Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto has toured the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos State, as Kenya prepares to launch the construction...

Panelists take part in a discussion during the previous edition of SAIPEC, bringing together industry leaders to examine key issues shaping Africa’s oil and gas sector.
EnergyWest Africa

SAIPEC 2027 set to bring energy sector together in Lagos

Lagos, Nigeria - The Sub Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC) is set to return to Lagos, Nigeria, from February 2...

EAC Permanent Secretaries pose for a group photo during their meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where they are discussing measures to remove non tariff barriers and facilitate regional trade. Photo by X@jumuiya
DiplomacyEast AfricaTrade & Investment

EAC moves to tackle trade barriers

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Permanent Secretaries from the East African Community (EAC) have concluded a meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, focused...

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 24, 2026.
DiplomacyWest Africa

Faye calls for stronger UN and Sahel peace

New York - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye has called for renewed international cooperation to address conflicts, terrorism and growing mistrust in...