By Peter Ongera Global conflicts often reshape economic relationships, supply chains, and geopolitical alliances. The ongoing instability in the Middle East—long a critical hub for global energy supply, has once again highlighted the vulnerability of international markets to regional crises. For Africa, however, such disruptions may also present an opportunity. With strategic planning and coordinated
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed deploying his country’s most experienced drone defence specialists to Middle Eastern capitals to help protect civilian populations from Iranian attacks, on the condition that regional leaders secure a temporary ceasefire with Russia in Kyiv’s protracted war. Zelensky made the offer in an interview with Bloomberg News, in which he
US President Donald Trump has directed his government to release files related to extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs). In a statement dated Friday, February 20, 2026, the US president specifically called on the Secretary of War and other relevant departments and agencies to begin identifying and releasing those government