It did not happen in Africa. It did not begin with Nigeria. Yet the early hours of 24 February 2022 demonstrated how modern markets react when security collapses. As Russian forces crossed into Ukraine, European stock indices fell between 3 percent and 5 percent within hours. Brent crude prices surged past $100 per barrel, and defence stocks climbed sharply. The economic lesson was immediate: security events, even thousands of kilometres away, can trigger instant financial responses.
“For a country heavily reliant on
It did not happen in Africa. It did not begin with Nigeria. Yet the early hours of 24 February 2022 demonstrated how modern markets react when security collapses. As Russian forces crossed into Ukraine, European stock indices fell between 3 percent and 5 percent within hours. Brent crude prices surged past $100 per barrel, and defence stocks climbed sharply. The economic lesson was immediate: security events, even thousands of kilometres away, can trigger instant financial responses.
“For a country heavily reliant on