Zimbabwe Rejects $350m US Health Deal Over Sovereignty Dispute
Zimbabwe has formally withdrawn from negotiations on a proposed $350 million health funding agreement with the United States after President Emmerson Mnangagwa directed government officials to discontinue talks, calling the...
Popular Views
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...
Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré Reviews 2025 Achievements, Sets Ambitious Agenda for 2026
Burkina Faso’s President, Ibrahim Traoré, has described 2025 as a year of largely positive progress for the country, highlighting gains in agriculture and...
Tinubu Follows Gumi’s Lead as Nigeria Signs Turkey Defence Deal, Fueling Speculation Over Who Really Controls the Country’s Security Policy
Nigeria’s diplomatic and security strategy is once again under scrutiny after a controversial Islamic cleric’s advice appeared to echo in official state policy,...
Burkina Faso Takes Legal Step Toward Nuclear Energy Development
Burkina Faso has voted to join the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, marking a key legal step in its stated...
Asake Sets New Billboard Afrobeats Record as Chart Presence Grows
Asake has further cemented his place as one of Afrobeats’ most dominant global acts after extending his record for the most entries on...
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...
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...
Niger’s Tiani Visits Algeria in Bid to Strengthen Ties and Revive Key Projects
Abdourahamane Tiani, Niger’s head of state, is on an official visit to Algeria as part of efforts to repair diplomatic relations and deepen...
Niger’s Tiani Accuses France of Plotting Attack on Niamey Military Base
Niger’s head of state, General Abdourahamane Tiani, has renewed his accusations against France, claiming that French authorities were behind an attack targeting the...
Ghana’s Mahama Pledges End to Foreign-Funded Cocoa Purchases
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has announced an ambitious plan to end foreign financing for cocoa purchases and ensure that all of the...
Niger Plans Return of Seized Uranium as Tensions with France Continue
Niger’s military-led government has indicated it is ready to return uranium produced by the French nuclear company Orano, following the takeover of a major...
Marco Rubio Suggests Return to Western Dominance, Sparking Fears of Neo-Colonial Agenda After Controversial Munich Speech
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stirred intense global debate after delivering a speech at the Munich Security Conference that framed...
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...
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...
Senegal Unveils $100m Onshore Oil and Gas Plan After Revoking Idle Licenses
Senegal is moving ahead with a new $100 million onshore oil and gas programme as part of a broader effort to tighten control...
Ghana’s Cocoa Crown Under Threat as Nigeria, Ecuador and Indonesia Close In
Ghana’s position in the global cocoa industry is facing mounting pressure as falling prices, supply shifts and policy debates reshape the market across...
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...
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...
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...
Nigeria’s New Electoral Act Grants Voting Rights to Prisoners
Nigeria’s newly signed Electoral Act contains a provision that extends voting rights to prisoners, marking a significant development in the country’s democratic framework....
Tunji-Ojo Says Interior Ministry Received Zero Capital Budget Releases in 2024 and 2025
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that his ministry received no capital budget releases for two consecutive fiscal years, covering 2024...
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...
