Take Ozempic. For the average patient in the U.S. paying out of pocket, the blockbuster diabetes drug can cost $349 to more than $1,000 a month. It’s $349 through TrumpRx. Yet in several other wealthy countries, the next-highest price is $190 a month, according to KFF, a nonpartisan research group. Enbrel is an even starker…
In his farewell address to the United Nations General Assembly last week, António Guterres reminisced about his time as secretary general. In his words, it was a decade during which wars: dragged on with despicable cruelty. Civilians were targeted. Human rights trampled. Hunger weaponised. Humanitarians killed. International law cast aside. It’s true Guterres and the…
When violent conflict erupts in Africa, attention often turns to the United Nations, major powers, or external donors. Yet over the past two decades, the African Union (AU) has become one of the continent’s most important peace and security actors. From Burundi and Sudan to Somalia, Mali and the Central African Republic, the AU and…
Africa’s private capital market posted a mixed first half in 2026. Deal volume fell 16% year on year to 211 transactions, the first H1 drop since 2023. Investment value rose 65% to $3.7 billion, the second highest first-half total in five years. The gap between average deal size, $32 million, and median deal size, $5…
After Day Five, Nigeria occupies fifth position with 12 medals–six gold, four silver and two bronze. Despite a challenging fifth day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Team Nigeria remains the highest-ranked African nation on the medals table. After Day Five, Nigeria occupies fifth position with 12 medals–six gold, four silver and two bronze….
People walk along the Corniche area in Doha, Qatar, on June 29, 2026. United States and Iranian negotiators are scheduled to hold high-level talks in Doha, according to media reports. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Oil prices were slightly higher on Tuesday as energy market participants closely monitored the potential for fresh talks between…
Algeria enter the first 48-team World Cup as Africa’s third-highest ranked side. In the seventh instalment of a nine-part series on African teams at the 2026 World Cup, RFI looks at a country making its fifth appearance on football’s biggest stage. Just as Algeria appear to establish consistency, they fall away. The North African side…
A pedestrian walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 23, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains, as traders assess mixed messaging on Iran war. U.S. President Donald Trump has…
Washington — President Trump has sent conflicting messages about the Strait of Hormuz over the last few weeks as the world’s oil supply has been choked by the Iran war. In a prime-time address Wednesday, Mr. Trump declared that Iran “has been essentially decimated” and “when the conflict is over, the strait will open up…
Smoke rises from an Israeli strike targeting the southern suburbs on March 5, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon. Daniel Carde | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets staged a late comeback Friday, after Wall Street declined overnight on worries over energy supplies. Oil prices broke through the $80 per barrel mark during U.S. trading, but eased on Friday….
