The Nigeria Premier Football League has sanctioned Kano Pillars for the unruly behaviour of its fans during their Matchday 8 home game against Shooting Stars at the Sani Abacha Stadium,...
ByJoshua ChuwangOctober 16, 2025The justice ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger — the three member states of the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS) met this...
ByMayowa DurosinmiSeptember 19, 2025For generations, Ethiopia has functioned as the “Israel of Africa.” It is a state driven by relentless expansionist ideology, systematic manipulation of historical...
ByAbdirahman Mohamed AhmedSeptember 18, 2025The escape of General Abdelkader Haddad, better known as Nacer El Djinn, the former head of Algeria’s powerful internal intelligence service, the DGSI,...
ByOluwasegun SanusiSeptember 22, 2025What if the negative perceptions surrounding Africa are not simply organic but a result of long-term strategic planning by Western powers? Rather than...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 20, 2025Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Samuel O. Ablakwa, has condemned Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, describing Israeli military actions as genocide. The Minister disclosed...
ByMayowa DurosinmiSeptember 18, 2025Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the ongoing civilian suffering in Gaza as it voiced “deep concern” over Israel’s ongoing genocide in...
ByMayowa DurosinmiSeptember 18, 2025The credibility of President Bola Tinubu’s government has plunged into crisis, both at home and abroad, as a pattern of debunked official claims,...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 28, 2025The Tinubu regime has cancelled the Independence Anniversary parade, previously scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 65th Anniversary of Independence on Wednesday, October 1. This...
ByKangmwa GofwenSeptember 30, 2025A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia after convicting him of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 1, 2025From September 29 to October 3, Bamako will host a series of meetings aimed at advancing the interconnection of customs information systems between...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 1, 2025The President of Niger, General Abdourahamane Tiani, paid a working and friendship visit to Mali on Tuesday, underscoring the growing strength of bilateral...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 1, 2025Tensions between Mali and Algeria flared on Monday at the United Nations General Assembly as Mali delivered a sharp response to what it...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 1, 2025Six members of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party have died shortly ahead of the September 14 local elections in NRW, leading to...
ByKangmwa GofwenSeptember 2, 2025President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed a landmark Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with Brazil, paving the way for direct air connectivity between...
ByOluwasegun SanusiAugust 26, 2025From the first electric moment when a Nigerian woman leapt into the Olympic gold circle in Atlanta, to a world record broken under...
ByIkenna ChurchillAugust 25, 2025The Government of Senegal has condemned the United States’ decision to impose sanctions on four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), including...
ByOluwasegun SanusiAugust 21, 2025Mali’s military government says it has foiled a coup plot and arrested a French national accused of working with foreign agents to destabilise...
ByChinalurumogu EzeAugust 15, 2025Rwanda has agreed to accept up to 250 migrants from the United States, part of a controversial deal struck with President Donald Trump’s...
ByOluwasegun SanusiAugust 7, 2025There is a unique energy in Port Harcourt every August and September. The smell of smoky plantains roasting over open flames fills the...
ByIkenna ChurchillSeptember 18, 2025Babatunde Apalowo has always been drawn to stories that feel intimate. His debut, All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and...
ByIkenna ChurchillSeptember 10, 2025The crackle of a Montana winter seems worlds away from the humid whispers of Igbo folklore. Yet, in a Bozeman editing suite, filmmaker...
ByIkenna ChurchillJuly 17, 2025Foreign intelligence agencies and foreign organisations – including those tied to the CIA, Britain’s MI6, and US billionaire Bill Gates – are directly...
ByMayowa DurosinmiJuly 11, 2025The United States Embassy in Kampala, Uganda is actively involved in Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) activities targeting audiences in East Africa....
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 26, 2025The editor behind Gangs of Lagos, Sista, and Makemation talks about invisible storytelling, creative trust, and why caring about the project is everything—often...
ByIkenna ChurchillMay 16, 2025Taiwo Egunjobi returns with “The Fire and the Moth,” a tense thriller we previewed after a private screening, delving into local lore and...
ByIkenna ChurchillMay 7, 2025West Africa Weekly’s EIC David Hundeyin and Aaron Greenspan of Plainsite have won the lawsuit [No. 23-1816 (BAH)] which they jointly instituted against...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 13, 2025From Dynamite to Diplomacy, the Birth of a Paradox Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist who invented dynamite, amassed immense wealth by revolutionising warfare...
ByAbdirahman Mohamed AhmedOctober 13, 2025The Malian government has announced that American citizens will now be required to post a bond of $10,000 before obtaining a visa to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 13, 2025The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) 2025 have unveiled their nominations. Burkina Faso’s Katanga, leading the race with ten nods, followed closely by...
ByIkenna ChurchillOctober 13, 2025Burkina Faso has rejected a request from the United States to receive migrants deported under President Donald Trump’s renewed immigration crackdown. This decision...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 12, 2025The Malian Ministry of National Education has announced the suspension of the French Revolution from the 9th-grade history curriculum. The directive, issued on...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 11, 2025The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) have carried out a series of successful operations across several regions of the country, neutralising dozens of terrorists...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 11, 2025