
Benin’s government says it has foiled an attempted coup after a group of soldiers briefly seized the national broadcaster early Sunday and announced...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 7, 2025The recent diplomatic agreement brokered by the United States between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, intended to calm a decades-long conflict,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 5, 2025President Bola Tinubu has sent a new, expanded ambassadorial list to the Senate, broadening the scope of his diplomatic appointments and signalling another...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 5, 2025As Nigerians prepare for the holiday season, airfares on key domestic routes have surged past 300,000 naira for one-way tickets. The sharp increase comes...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025Spotify has released its 2025 Wrapped data, and the results show another year of dominance for some of Nigeria’s biggest stars. Wizkid sits...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025The United States is warning of possible military action in Nigeria, while the U.S. Mission in Abuja is rolling out a cheerful social...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025Niger has formally welcomed the adoption of a new United Nations Security Council resolution addressing Morocco’s proposal for resolving the Western Sahara issue....
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025The Alliance of Sahel States is set to hold its second summit of heads of state on 22 and 23 December 2025 in...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025Despite the government spending ₦712 billion on renovations at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, the facility is in a shocking state...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Nigeria’s Defence Minister, resigned on December 1, 2025, citing health reasons. President Bola Tinubu accepted the resignation, which comes...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025A recent social media post on X has drawn attention to the difficulties Nigerians face when receiving high-value electronics from abroad. A user...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025The 2025 edition of the S16 Film Festival officially opened in Lagos with the screening of Cotton Queen, kicking off five days of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 3, 2025