Nigeria’s two most critical transport projects, the Third Mainland Bridge and the Lagos–Benin Expressway, have become national disgrace projects, riddled with waste and...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 16, 2025Nigeria’s education sector is currently undergoing policy shifts, sparking widespread criticism and raising concerns about the nation’s commitment to public education. The Federal...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 15, 2025An injectable birth control drug, medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), widely known as Depo-Provera and marketed globally as Sayana Press, is at the centre of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 14, 2025The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has positioned itself as a major investor in Africa, investing billions of dollars across agriculture, renewable energy, and...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 13, 2025In 1974, deep inside the corridors of U.S. power, a secret policy paper was drafted that would quietly shape decades of American engagement...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 12, 2025Across Africa, poverty is often framed as an unfortunate reality to be solved. But beneath the surface, poverty operates as a deliberate political...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 11, 2025In Nigeria, the phrase “technical glitch” has become more than an excuse; it’s an institution. It arrives like clockwork, at the exact moment...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 11, 2025Since taking office in 2023, President Bola Tinubu has boasted about skyrocketing Nigeria’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), modelling his approach on the Lagos...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 10, 2025As Western governments swiftly denounce military coups in the Sahel region, they remain largely silent regarding longstanding African leaders who have kept power...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 10, 2025Thousands of Ivorians took to the streets of Abidjan on Saturday to protest the exclusion of prominent opposition leaders from the upcoming presidential...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 10, 2025When Bola Tinubu was sworn in as President in May 2023, Nigerians were told to prepare for tough love, a new era of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 9, 2025From Geneva to Seattle to Washington D.C., powerful institutions are pouring billions into Africa’s reproductive health sector. Their mission, they say, is to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 9, 2025