Visa and Mastercard have agreed to a revised $38 billion settlement with U.S. merchants, aiming to resolve a two-decade antitrust dispute over so-called swipe fees—charges businesses pay every time customers use credit cards. The new agreement is designed to address concerns from a federal judge who rejected a smaller $30 billion proposal in 2024 as […]
The Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court seeking to keep full November SNAP payments frozen during the shutdown, despite multiple lower-court rulings directing the government to pay full benefits. The administration argues that complying now would unlawfully override Congress’ spending power and strain limited contingency funds; challengers (states and nonprofits) counter that the government […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a landmark case that could reshape the balance of power between Congress and the presidency — and potentially alter the foundation of U.S. trade policy. The case focuses on whether President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by unilaterally imposing sweeping tariffs using emergency powers under the […]
The administration of Donald Trump announced that it will restart benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) but only pay out about half the normal amount for November. According to a government filing, the relevant contingency fund within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) holds roughly $4.65 billion, while roughly $8 billion is […]
In late October, several math teachers at Cienega High School in the Vail School District (Arizona) wore Halloween shirts reading “Problem Solved,” splattered with fake blood. After a photo spread on social media, some commentators alleged the shirts mocked the September 10, 2025 assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) co-founder Charlie Kirk. The district said […]
Headline phrasing like “controls global internet routes” is dramatic — and useful for attention — but the reality is more subtle. Over the last three years Africa has dramatically increased its satellite capacity and institutional coordination, and that shift is changing how traffic is carried, routed and re-routed across the continent and, in specific circumstances, […]
In recent weeks, tensions between African financial institutions and Western powers have escalated following the alleged blocking of international transfers linked to AfroGold, a pan-African digital asset backed by gold reserves. According to reports, several major banks in the G7 countries restricted or froze transactions involving AfroGold, citing regulatory concerns and anti-money laundering safeguards. The […]
Recent reports suggest the discovery of one of the world’s largest untapped gold reserves in Liberia, estimated at a staggering $13 trillion. If confirmed, this find could have profound implications not only for Liberia but also for global markets and geopolitics. A Resource of Global Significance Gold has long been regarded as a stabilizing asset […]
Across the African continent, conversations are growing louder about building a new economic order—one in which Africa’s natural wealth is harnessed primarily for the benefit of its own people. This emerging narrative, often referred to as “Voices of Africa,” seeks to reshape long-standing patterns of dependency and external control that have defined much of the […]
Africa’s internet story is usually told through cables laid by global giants and traffic routed through far-off hubs in Europe. But imagine a different backbone: a Continental Internet Exchange (CIX) that stitches together Africa’s national IXPs into one fabric—so content created in Lagos reaches Nairobi without a round-trip to Frankfurt, and a fintech API in […]