Ghana to Rename Kotoka International Airport
Ghana’s government is preparing to rename the country’s main international gateway, Kotoka International Airport, as Accra International Airport. The proposal is expected to be brought before Parliament as part of...
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Burkina Faso Holds First Council of Ministers of 2026
The first Council of Ministers of the year 2026 was held on Thursday, January 8, under the leadership of His Excellency Captain Ibrahim...
Confederation of Sahel States Condemns US Armed Attack on Venezuela
The Confederation of Sahel States, known by its French acronym AES, has issued a strong condemnation of the recent armed operation carried out...
Niger Adopts Record 2026 Budget in Push for Economic Sovereignty
Niger has approved a record national budget of more than 2.922 trillion CFA francs for the 2026 fiscal year, signalling a strong commitment...
ECOWAS Calls for Short, Inclusive Political Transition in Guinea-Bissau
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reiterated its call for a brief and inclusive political transition in Guinea-Bissau, stressing the...
Niger Records Progress on Dasa Uranium Project, Strengthens Gold Ambitions
Niger is recording major advances in its mining sector, with significant progress reported on the Dasa uranium project and renewed momentum in gold...
Tinubu, Shettima to Spend N12.2bn on Travel and Transport as Nigerians Struggle With Cost of Living and Insecurity
Details from Nigeria’s 2026 Appropriation Bill show that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and their aides are slated to spend...
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
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Ghana to Begin Construction of Nation’s Tallest Bridge With Japanese Support
Ghana is preparing to begin construction on what will become the country’s tallest bridge, a project backed by Japanese financing and technical expertise...
Trump’s Greenland Threat Forces Europe to Taste the Logic of Western Colonial Power
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The AFCON Final in Morocco and the Controversies That Followed
The Africa Cup of Nations final between hosts Morocco and Senegal ended with a trophy in Dakar, but left a host of unresolved...
Tinubu Government Claims Intelligence Cooperation With the US, Yet New York Times Publishes Conflicting Story Following $9 Million US Lobbying Effort
When the New York Times published its investigation suggesting that claims from a little-known civil society actor in Onitsha helped shape Washington’s perception...
Mali’s Transition Leader Attends Swearing-In of Guinea’s President Mamadi Doumbouya
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Senegal Crowned AFCON 2025 Champions
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Doumbouya Sworn In as Guinea’s President After Transitional Rule
General Mamadi Doumbouya was officially sworn in as the president of Guinea this weekend, marking the end of a long military transition period...
ECOWAS Calls for Short, Inclusive Political Transition in Guinea-Bissau
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reiterated its call for a brief and inclusive political transition in Guinea-Bissau, stressing the...
Confederation of Sahel States Condemns US Armed Attack on Venezuela
The Confederation of Sahel States, known by its French acronym AES, has issued a strong condemnation of the recent armed operation carried out...
Burkina Faso Holds First Council of Ministers of 2026
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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...
Asake Sets New Billboard Afrobeats Record as Chart Presence Grows
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Nigerians Lament PayPal’s Return as Old Wounds Resurface
PayPal’s reentry into Nigeria through a partnership with local fintech company Paga has been met with widespread scepticism and anger, as many Nigerians...
Wizkid and Asake Join Forces on New Collaborative EP
Wizkid and Asake have released a collaborative EP, uniting two of Nigeria’s most influential Afrobeats stars on a tightly curated project. The release...
Tanzania Eyes Gold Sales as Aid Declines and Infrastructure Needs Grow
Tanzania is weighing plans to sell part of its gold reserves to finance infrastructure projects amid less reliable external development funding. The proposal...
Mali Tightens Grip on Explosives Supply With New Majority Stake
The Malian government has taken majority ownership of a civil explosives manufacturing company, securing a controlling stake in a sector considered vital to...
Mining Crackdown Deepens as Mali Arrests Senior Gold Mine Managers
Malian authorities have detained five senior managers at a major gold mining operation as part of a broader crackdown on alleged violations of...
