Aanu Adeoye

Today's @ftenergy newsletter's main item comes from Lagos, where I've written about NNPC's new board. Can a board drawn largely from the private sector reform a national oil company whose performance has left much to be desired over the years? https://t.co/EM3HVFVXUT

Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso's millennial leader, is an avatar for African frustration over democratic dysfunction and western meddling. Could he solve Burkina Faso’s problems? His record since taking over is chequered. https://t.co/dbHwoOmueA

RT @FT: ‘The cult of Saint Traoré’: how a Russia-backed junta leader became an icon https://t.co/DZymbpkznw

French state-owned nuclear fuel company Orano is exploring the sale of its uranium assets in Niger after the breakdown of its relationship with the military rulers there. By @CamillaHodgson, @ian_c_johnston + me: https://t.co/ZrNIYCCPL2

As foreign majors retreat from Nigeria's onshore industry, who are the local producers stepping in to fill the gap, and what, if anything, can they do differently? https://t.co/FrPxs9cQGS

Mark Bristow in @FT interview says Barrick has stepped up efforts to find his successor as CEO as he commits to staying at the group until 2028, by @lesliehook and me: https://t.co/Z2W8VGG1SX

Despite what he describes as "exciting days" for gold miners amid Trump's tariff threats, Fortuna boss Jorge Ganoza tells the @FT, the sector should remain disciplined with spending to avoid past mistakes. https://t.co/3fW2WR1qeh

A wave of rural violence in Nigeria’s Middle Belt states that has killed hundreds is piling pressure on President Bola Tinubu and attracting the attention of US conservatives calling for Trump to censure the country. https://t.co/ojP51kXceU

In an interview with the @FT, Tidjane Thiam vowed to use “every legal means” to fight his electoral ban, accusing the ruling party of President Alassane Ouattara of orchestrating his ordeal. https://t.co/8tJIMQVO17

Obituary: Pope Francis, 1936-2025. https://t.co/tLriabTPBZ

The Trump administration is floating a reorganisation of the US state department, including cutting the US Bureau of African Affairs and closing many embassies on the continent, per a draft executive order seen by the FT. https://t.co/oVS5WZ0rWi

Beat the champions home and away and made it look easy. Arsenal, you will always be famous.

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni has the "Mattei plan", which she says would tackle the root causes of migration from Africa as she aims to reset relations with the continent. By @AmyKazmin, @AndresSchipani and me. https://t.co/C6EuUafyGm

Get the sculptors in, @Arsenal. Start work on the Declan Rice statue ASAP!

Declan Rice you will always be famous.