5 Foreign Giants Own Ghana’s Gold, but Ghanaians Own Nothing
Ghana is rich in gold. But a viral post on social media has ignited a fierce debate over who truly owns that wealth, with many Ghanaians complaining that their country...
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Burkina Faso and Venezuela Strengthen Ties as Venezuelan Socialist Party Hails RPP Revolutionary Drive
The United Socialist Party of Venezuela has praised the revolutionary momentum driven by Burkina Faso’s Popular Progressive Revolution during a high level diplomatic...
For First Time in 15 Years Nigeria’s Budget Office Fails to Publish Three Consecutive Quarterly Reports Under Tinubu
The Nigerian government has chosen to violate the Fiscal Responsibility Act rather than publish statutory budget implementation reports for three consecutive quarters, an...
Tinubu wants to borrow Nigeria into more debt as citizens storm World Bank comments to block fresh loan
The World Bank’s social media pages have become an unlikely battleground this week, overwhelmed by a torrent of angry Nigerian voices demanding the...
Bill Gates Ebola Vaccine Grant Matches Deadly Outbreak as FBI Probes Scientist Smuggling Pathogens From DR Congo
A new Ebola outbreak in central Africa has ignited a firestorm of criticism against billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, as the timing of a...
Ivory Coast Rushes to Calm Cocoa Farmer Protests as Unpaid Beans Rot and Crisis Spirals
The world’s top cocoa producer is rushing to defuse an escalating crisis in its rural heartland, where unpaid farmers blocked roads and clashed...
Nollywood Star Alexx Ekubo Dies at 40 After Cancer Battle
The Nollywood industry is in mourning following the death of popular actor and former model Alexx Ekubo. He was 40 years old. Reports...
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...
Burkina Faso Parliament Adopts Military Reserve Law to Boost Defence Capacity
The People’s Legislative Assembly has unanimously adopted a new law establishing the status of the military reserve in Burkina Faso, a reform aimed...
Senegal Denies Coach Dispute Caused World Cup Travel Delay
The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has rejected widespread reports that a contract dispute with head coach Pape Thiaw caused a significant delay to...
Kenya government confirms readiness to accept Ebola patients under US deal as court suspends plan
A Kenyan government official has confirmed that the country is prepared to accept Ebola patients from abroad under a reported arrangement with the...
DR Congo Asks FIFA for World Cup Ticket Refunds After Ebola Travel Ban Blocks Fans from Attending
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has made a formal request to FIFA for a full refund of World Cup tickets purchased by...
World Bank Cancels $717 Million After Tinubu Government Took $796 Million to Fix Electricity Yet Most Nigerians Still in Darkness
In a devastating blow to Nigeria’s already crippled power sector, the World Bank has cancelled $717.7 million in undisbursed electricity loans. The decision...
ECOWAS Mediator Received by Captain Ibrahim Traoré in Ouagadougou to Discuss AES Relations
The ECOWAS mediator for the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Lansana Kouyaté, was granted an audience by Captain Ibrahim Traoré on Tuesday to...
Bank of Ghana Suspends Planned 0.75% Mobile Money Transfer Fee
The Bank of Ghana has suspended a proposed 0.75 percent fee on direct transfers from mobile money wallets to bank accounts, directing Mobile...
China Reaffirms Support and Solidarity with Mali Following April 25 Attack
During a press conference held on Friday, May 22, 2026, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Mali, His Excellency Mr....
Senegal Football Fans Return Home After Royal Pardon in Morocco
A group of Senegalese football supporters jailed following the chaotic Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final in Morocco in January have returned home...
Tinubu’s 10.99 Million APC Primary Votes Raise Questions as Insecurity Persists, ‘Technical Glitches’ Vanish and Total Surpasses His Entire 2023 Election Victory
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged from the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary with a staggering 10.99 million votes, a figure that...
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...
Mali Invests Over 7 Billion CFA Francs in Two New Excellence High Schools
The Malian government is continuing its policy of strengthening the education system with a major investment in school infrastructure. According to information from...
Bandits Abduct Seven Students in Zamfara, One Escapes
Suspected bandits have abducted seven students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, after invading their off‑campus residence on the outskirts of the Low‑Cost...
Over 1,500 Ghanaians Register for Repatriation as South Africa Xenophobia Worsens
The Ghana High Commission in Pretoria has temporarily suspended new registrations for its voluntary repatriation programme, citing an overwhelming surge in applications from...
Ebola Outbreak Forces Cancellation of DR Congo vs Chile Friendly in Spain
Spanish authorities have cancelled a planned international friendly between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Chile, citing health concerns over an Ebola outbreak...
Ghana and South Korea Sign First Visa Waiver Agreement in Nearly 50 Years of Diplomatic Relations
Ghana and South Korea have signed a historic visa waiver agreement for holders of diplomatic and service passports, marking a major milestone in...
Nigerians Call Out Tinubu for Letting States Beg for Their Own Security to Avoid Taking Responsibility
The pattern is now unmistakable. Every time a serious security threat emerges in any Nigerian state, President Bola Tinubu does not announce a...
