MultiChoice Pumps GH¢200 Million Into Ghana’s Creative Industry
MultiChoice Ghana has invested more than GH¢200 million into the country’s creative industry, strengthening Ghana’s position as one of the growing centers for film and television production in Africa. The...
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Tinubu Spends $9M on Lobbyists While Nigerians Die from Starved Health System — Less Than ₦36M Released from ₦218B Budget
As Nigeria’s healthcare system continues to strain under chronic underinvestment, fresh disclosures that only a tiny fraction of the 2025 health capital budget...
Russia Congratulates Ibrahim Traoré on Assuming AES Presidency
Russia has congratulated Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on his assumption of the rotating presidency of the Confederation of Sahel States, known...
US Security Narrative Shifts from Terrorism to Mining in Nigeria
A new bill introduced in the United States Congress is drawing attention to illegal mining operations in Nigeria, marking a shift in the...
Atlas Oranto Hit by Licence Loss in Equatorial Guinea, Senegal, Venezuela
Nigerian oil magnate Arthur Eze’s company, Atlas Oranto Petroleum, is facing a series of setbacks across multiple energy projects, with the loss of...
Western Men Accused of Sexually Exploiting Women and Children Across Africa While Leaders Hand Out Visas to Predators
Across Africa, a troubling pattern has emerged. Western men with histories of alleged sexual violence are reportedly entering African countries where women and...
Investigation Links Western Funding Networks and NGOs to African Conflict, Terror Financing, and Organised Crime
A transcontinental investigation has exposed an alleged web of Western-funded organisations and individuals linked to espionage, aid diversion, transnational crime, and the indirect...
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...
Mali’s New Ambassador to Angola Presents Credentials, Pledges Stronger Bilateral Ties
Diplomatic relations between Mali and Angola entered a new phase on February 19, 2026, as Mali’s newly appointed ambassador formally presented his letters...
Niger Reviews and Approves Draft Roadmap for Second Year of AES Confederation
The Government of Niger has taken a new step in consolidating its role within the Alliance of Sahel States, as Prime Minister Ali...
Burkina Faso Increases State Stake to 40 Percent in Kiaka Gold Mine
The government of Burkina Faso has strengthened its role in the country’s mining sector by raising its stake in the Kiaka Gold Mine...
Russia Delivers $345,000 in Military and Humanitarian Aid to Burkina Faso
The government of Burkina Faso has received strategic support from Russia aimed at strengthening both military capabilities and local infrastructure. During a ceremony...
Drone Attack Attempt Foiled Near Aguelhok as Two FLA-JNIM Fighters Killed in Explosion
An attempted armed attack on a Malian military convoy near Aguelhok in northern Mali ended in failure after a drone reportedly exploded before...
Assimi Goïta Places AES at the Core of Mali’s New Foreign Policy Strategy
Mali’s transitional president, Assimi Goïta, has formally placed the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States at the centre of the country’s foreign...
Journalists Detained in Cameroon While Investigating U.S. Deportations
Four journalists were detained in Cameroon while investigating the deportation of African migrants from the United States under policies initiated during the administration...
Ghana Releases Identity of Russian Man Accused of Secretly Filming Women
Authorities in Ghana have formally identified a 36-year-old Russian national, Vladislav Luilkov, as the man at the centre of a growing criminal investigation...
Gabon Suspends Social Media “Until Further Notice” Amid Rising Unrest
Gabon’s media regulator has announced the suspension of social media platforms nationwide, saying online content has fuelled division and threatened national stability. The...
Côte d’Ivoire Feeds the World’s Chocolate Industry, But When Prices Shift, Cocoa Farmers Are Left With Rotting Harvests and No Income
Côte d’Ivoire produces nearly half of the world’s cocoa, a crop that powers a global chocolate industry worth billions of dollars. From the...
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...
Ghana’s Cedi Expected to End 2026 Around GH¢12.85 to the Dollar
The Ghanaian cedi is projected to hold relatively steady against the United States dollar through 2026, with analysts forecasting a moderate depreciation by...
Malian Prime Minister Presents 2025 Government Report, Pledges Stability and Reform
Mali’s Prime Minister, Major General Abdoulaye Maïga, has presented the government’s 2025 performance report, describing the year as promising despite persistent security, economic...
AES Ministers Conclude Roadmap Talks in Ouagadougou, Strengthen Security Coordination
Ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States have concluded high level discussions in Ouagadougou aimed at reinforcing regional security cooperation among member countries....
Investigation Links Western Funding Networks and NGOs to African Conflict, Terror Financing, and Organised Crime
A transcontinental investigation has exposed an alleged web of Western-funded organisations and individuals linked to espionage, aid diversion, transnational crime, and the indirect...
Tinubu Approves Additional Endless Federal Road Projects While Old Projects Crawl at Snail’s Pace
President Bola Tinubu has approved a fresh round of federal road projects, according to Minister of Works David Umahi, as the administration continues...
Wizkid, Rema and Tyla Make Spotify’s 100 Greatest Pop Songs of the Streaming Era
African music has secured another global milestone as Wizkid, Rema and Tyla were included in Spotify’s list of the 100 greatest pop songs...
