In the Media

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has fired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, shocking many supporters who saw the two men as symbols of a new political era. Now, questions are growing over whether Senegal is entering a dangerous period of instability just as pressure from the IMF and Western financial institutions intensifies.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is stepping into a $500 million financial merger, warning that the proposed Western Union acquisition of Intermex could hurt immigrant communities that rely on sending money back home.

The Met Gala says it’s about fashion and art. The internet says something else. Every year, the looks get louder, stranger, and harder to ignore. And this year kept that streak alive.

At Newark Airport, rows of Spirit Airlines planes lined up near I-95 are hard to ignore. It looks dramatic, almost intentional. But beyond the visuals, it points to something bigger about cheap travel and who depends on it.

A wave of recent headlines highlights new graduates struggling to land jobs. But for many Black graduates, this isn’t new. It’s been the reality for decades.

More than half a million borrowers tied to potentially fraudulent pandemic-era loans have just been referred to the US Treasury. With $22.2 billion in question, the crackdown on COVID relief fraud may be entering a new phase.

More than 14 million people have been forced from their homes since Sudan’s war began in 2023, with the UN now calling it the world’s largest displacement crisis. But beyond the numbers, the situation is exposing a deeper failure of global response.

Ethiopia has started building what could become Africa’s largest airport, a $12.5 billion megaproject designed to transform continental travel. But behind the ambition are big questions about funding, displacement, and whether the vision can actually deliver.