Our daily jaunt around the world

🇳🇬 Nigeria officially opened a new $1.5 billion deep seaport yesterday. The Lekki Deep Sea Port, one of the biggest in West Africa, is a joint venture between the local and federal government, a Singapore-based holding company, and a Chinese state-owned engineering firm. Together both foreign companies own a 75% majority stake in the project, which is expected to create at least 200,000 local jobs. Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy, but growth has been stalled for years due to poor infrastructure and mismanagement, per APNews.

🇺🇦 Nearly a dozen high-profile Ukrainian officials were fired or resigned yesterday amidst allegations of corruption. The shakeup, which is Ukraine’s largest since Russia invaded last February, came days after local media reported allegations that the country’s military was overpaying for food for its troops, per the NY Times. Separately, multiple news outlets reported yesterday that Germany and the US have both agreed to supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 and M1 Abrams tanks, respectively, following months of resistance.

🇮🇳 An Indian university reportedly cut off power and internet ahead of a controversial documentary screening. The students’ union at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi said power was cut campus-wide roughly 15 minutes before they were scheduled to screen a new BBC documentary examining PM Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 riots in Gujarat, India (where he served as chief minister at the time). JNU officials had previously barred the students’ union from screening the film, saying it might disturb peace and harmony on campus, per Reuters. Despite the power cut, students were still able to gather and watch the documentary on their phones.