Nigeria Confronts A Damaging Ambassadorial List appointment by Tinubu
The government has released a new ambassadorial list. It contains thirty‑two nominees who may represent Nigeria abroad if confirmed. The non‑career nominees are: Ogbonnaya Kalu, Reno Omokri, Mahmood Yakubu, Bisi...
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Nigeria Ends Mother-Tongue Instruction, Adopts English-Only Policy in Schools
The Federal Government has formally scrapped the mother-tongue-based teaching policy introduced in 2022, reinstating English as the sole medium of instruction across all...
World’s Largest Mining Project Begins Production in Guinea
Guinea has launched operations at the Simandou iron-ore mine, a $23 billion development widely described as the biggest mining project in the world....
South Africa Offers Refuge to Gaza Survivors While Powering Their Oppressors With R3.3bn in Weapons
South Africa’s decision to take in 160 undocumented Palestinians fleeing Gaza has once again highlighted the contradictions shaping its foreign policy-just as the...
Senegal Holds “Sovereign Right” Over Debt Strategy as IMF Mission Concludes
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reaffirmed that Senegal retains full sovereignty in determining how it handles its debt burden, after a mission...
Senegal Moves to Clear Backlog of Over 2,400 Malian Containers at Dakar Port
Senegalese authorities have announced steps to resolve a major logistical bottleneck after more than 2,400 containers belonging to Malian operators became stranded at...
Burna Boy, Davido, Ayra Starr, Omah Lay Lead Africa’s Charge at 2026 Grammy Awards
African music is once again taking centre stage at the 2026 Grammy Awards, with a wave of nominations that cements the continent’s growing...
From False Visa Promises to Drug Controversies, Tinubu Keeps Demarketing Nigeria on the Global Stage
The credibility of President Bola Tinubu’s government has plunged into crisis, both at home and abroad, as a pattern of debunked official claims,...
Tinubu’s Actions Signal A Colonial-Era Comeback As He Scraps Key National Traditions
The Tinubu regime has cancelled the Independence Anniversary parade, previously scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 65th Anniversary of Independence on Wednesday, October 1. This...
South Africa Offers Refuge to Gaza Survivors While Powering Their Oppressors With R3.3bn in Weapons
South Africa’s decision to take in 160 undocumented Palestinians fleeing Gaza has once again highlighted the contradictions shaping its foreign policy-just as the...
World’s Largest Mining Project Begins Production in Guinea
Guinea has launched operations at the Simandou iron-ore mine, a $23 billion development widely described as the biggest mining project in the world....
Senegal Holds “Sovereign Right” Over Debt Strategy as IMF Mission Concludes
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reaffirmed that Senegal retains full sovereignty in determining how it handles its debt burden, after a mission...
Gabon Court Hands 20-Year Sentences to Ex-First Lady and Her Son
A special criminal court in Libreville has sentenced Sylvia Bongo Ondimba and her son Noureddin Bongo Valentin to 20 years in prison after...
Mali Hosts First International Defense and Security Exhibition in Bamako
Mali has launched the first-ever International Defence and Security Exhibition of Bamako (BAMEX 2025), a major event that will bring together military, industrial,...
Mali Hosts First Turkish Defense and Security Exhibition, Strengthening Strategic Ties with Ankara
Mali has become the new showcase for Turkish defence technology in Africa as it hosts BAMEX 2025, the country’s first International Defence and...
Turkey Announces First Overseas Gold Production Project in Niger
Turkey is set to begin its first-ever overseas gold production in the Republic of Niger, a move that signals the country’s growing ambition...
Blue Gold Secures $140 Million to Revive Ghana’s Bogoso-Prestea Mine
Blue Gold Limited has secured $140 million in new funding to restart operations at the Bogoso-Prestea Gold Mine, one of Ghana’s most historic...
Tanzania Opposition Deputy Leader Charged with Terrorism as Post-Election Clampdown Deepens
An official from Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), stands charged with terrorism following his arrest two weeks ago,...
While the Sahel Unites, Nigeria Still Struggles With Its Passport Identity
Nigeria’s government has unveiled yet another passport reform, a single travel emergency passport meant to help citizens abroad who must return home urgently. However,...
For Bolé Festival, The Future Still Tastes Like Home
There is a unique energy in Port Harcourt every August and September. The smell of smoky plantains roasting over open flames fills the...
Babatunde Apalowo’s Next Nollywood Film, Londoner, Is Personal, but Its Questions Are Collective
Babatunde Apalowo has always been drawn to stories that feel intimate. His debut, All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and...
Nnamdi Kanaga’s “Water Girl” and the New Wave of Mythmaking in Nigerian Cinema
The crackle of a Montana winter seems worlds away from the humid whispers of Igbo folklore. Yet, in a Bozeman editing suite, filmmaker...
Exclusive: MI6, CIA-linked NGOs, Bill Gates Are Directly Writing Nigeria’s Security, Health, Food And Tax Laws
Foreign intelligence agencies and foreign organisations – including those tied to the CIA, Britain’s MI6, and US billionaire Bill Gates – are directly...
EXPOSED: US Embassy in Uganda Runs Clandestine Foreign Interference Program Targeting East African Journalists
The United States Embassy in Kampala, Uganda is actively involved in Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) activities targeting audiences in East Africa....
Biyi Toluwalase Puts Story First in Every Nollywood Film He Edits
The editor behind Gangs of Lagos, Sista, and Makemation talks about invisible storytelling, creative trust, and why caring about the project is everything—often...
Why “The Fire and the Moth” Feels Like Taiwo Egunjobi’s Truest Story
Taiwo Egunjobi returns with “The Fire and the Moth,” a tense thriller we previewed after a private screening, delving into local lore and...
Hundeyin and Greenspan Win FOIA Suit as US Court Orders FBI, Other Federal Agencies To Release Unredacted Files on Tinubu’s Heroin Trafficking
West Africa Weekly’s EIC David Hundeyin and Aaron Greenspan of Plainsite have won the lawsuit [No. 23-1816 (BAH)] which they jointly instituted against...
Niger Sends 82-Tanker Fuel Convoy to Mali to Ease Critical Shortages
A convoy of 82 fuel tankers from Niamey in Niger arrived in Bamako over the weekend, completing a 21‑day journey covering roughly 1,400...
Military Takes Control in Guinea Bissau After Disputed Election in Fresh Coup d’État
Guinea-Bissau has been thrown into fresh political chaos after the military launched a coup, arrested President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, and shut down the...
Barrick Gold Backs Down as Mali Tightens Control of Its Mining Sector
After more than two years of standoffs, seizures, legal battles and diplomatic tension, the government of Mali has finally compelled Barrick Gold to...
Tinubu Pushes AU-EU Summit-Led Security Strategy as Nigeria Rejects Mercenaries
Nigeria’s decision to reject the use of private military contractors sits at the intersection of principle, politics and national insecurity. President Bola Tinubu...
Zamfara’s Mass Wedding Raises Fresh Alarm About Welfare, Religion, and the Rights of the Girl Child
The Zamfara State Government has once again sponsored a mass wedding programme, this time pairing 200 female orphans and widows in a ceremony...
Tinubu Accused of Quietly Engaging and Negotiating With Terrorists as Hostages Are Freed Without a Single Arrest
In a dramatic turn after a week of mass kidnappings across Nigeria, security agencies announced the safe release of key abductees. Yet heavy...
