Namibia Demands Reparations From Germany Over Colonial Genocide
Namibia has reaffirmed its demand for Germany to pay reparations for the genocide of the Herero and Nama people, describing Berlin’s formal apology and development aid as insufficient. Attorney General...
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Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique Agree to Fix Border Delays and Cut Transport Costs Across Southern Africa
Representatives from Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique have launched a new initiative to remove persistent bottlenecks on regional transport corridors, acknowledging that border delays,...
INEC Faces Fresh Crisis as Political Aide Accesses Restricted Voter Database
First, a chairman who does not exist tweeted. Then, a politician’s aide walked through a door that should have been sealed. Two incidents,...
The West’s Quiet Grip on Africa’s Ballot Box
A video from election day in Nigeria showed polling stations opening hours late. Another clip from Zimbabwe showed ballot papers running out while...
Benin’s New President Romuald Wadagni Visits Niger in High Hopes Visit
Freshly inaugurated as President of the Republic of Benin, Romuald Wadagni has embarked on a tour of the West African subregion. After visiting...
JNIM Kills 47 Beninese Soldiers as Sahel Crisis Expands Toward Nigeria
The Sahel crisis has crashed through Benin’s northern frontier with a brutality that has shaken the small West African nation. In an attack...
More Than 200 Cameroonian Soldiers Enter Danare Community in Cross River as Locals Demand Government Action
Fear has gripped residents of the Danare community in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State after more than 200 heavily armed...
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...
Nigeria’s Revenue Surges 49% as Poverty Hits 63%, Exposing Deep Economic Contradiction
Nigeria’s tax revenue jumped 49 percent in the first five months of 2026, reaching N15.8 trillion, driven by sweeping tax reforms and new...
Mauritanian Defence Minister Delivers Presidential Message to Niger’s General Tiani
The Mauritanian Minister of Defence, Hanana Ould Sidi, arrived in Niamey on Tuesday and was received in audience by General Abdourahamane Tiani, Niger’s...
China Reaffirms Commitment to Mali’s Modernisation and Development
China has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Mali’s development and modernisation efforts, Beijing’s Ambassador to Bamako, Li Xiang, announced during a symposium on...
Ivory Coast Star Elye Wahi Under French Police Probe for Spot-Fixing
Ivory Coast international striker Elye Wahi, currently featuring for his country at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, was arrested by French police last...
Sierra Leone Shuts Down Only Privately Owned Indigenous Bank After Years of Failed Recovery
Sierra Leone’s central bank on Wednesday ordered the permanent closure of Union Trust Bank, the West African nation’s only privately owned indigenous commercial...
Nigeria Launches FreeTV Amid Concerns Over Government’s Media Control Agenda
The federal government launched FreeTV on Wednesday, a national digital television platform offering over 100 free channels as part of Nigeria’s Digital Switch-Over...
Equatorial Guinea Government Resigns After Achieving Just 10 Percent of Targets
Equatorial Guinea’s entire government has resigned after an internal review found that it had achieved only a fraction of its stated objectives, Vice-President...
MSF Fires 18 Staff After Sexual Abuse Scandal Involving Sudanese Refugees
Medical charity Doctors Without Borders, known internationally by its French acronym MSF, has fired 18 staff members following an internal investigation into allegations...
Nearly 200,000 Nigerians Access Pension Savings Early Following Unemployment Under Tinubu Administration
Almost 200,000 Nigerian workers have been forced to withdraw from their pension savings over the past five years after losing their jobs. This...
Gambia and Senegal Seal Landmark Cooperation Agreements Across Defence and Border Management
The Gambia and Senegal have taken a major step forward in their bilateral relations, signing a series of landmark cooperation agreements aimed at...
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...
Taraba Governor Agbu Kefas Condemned for Slashing Street Sweepers’ Pay from N15,000 to N10,000 While Expanding Civil Service
Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas has reduced the monthly allowance of street sweepers under the Operation Keep Taraba Clean programme from N15,000 to...
Tinubu’s Adviser Bayo Onanuga Says He Does Not See Hunger Nigerians Are Complaining About
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has sparked outrage after stating that he does not see the level...
EU Seeks New Strategy Amid Strained Relations With Burkina Faso’s Traoré
Relations between the European Union and Burkina Faso’s military junta led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré have deteriorated sharply since the 2022 coup, marked...
Borno Government’s N4 Billion Rail Project Was No Administrative Error, Nigerians Say
Borno State Government’s claim that the inclusion of a N4 billion rail project in its 2025 Budget Implementation Report was an administrative error...
Niger Formally Leaves International Criminal Court, Citing Selective Justice
Niger has formally withdrawn from the International Criminal Court, becoming the third country to leave the global judicial body after the Philippines and...
Abia Governor Otti Bans Commercial Motorcycles in Umuahia, Aba and Ohafia Metropolises from August 1
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has banned the operation of commercial motorcycles, commonly known as okada, and tricycles in the state’s three major...
