
Victims of kidnapping in Nigeria consistently report severe abuse, including sexual violence and prolonged captivity, as insecurity remains a major national crisis. In...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 1, 2026President Cyril Ramaphosa used his Freedom Day address to warn South Africans against turning frustration over illegal migration into hatred for fellow Africans,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 28, 2026Four journalists were detained in Cameroon while investigating the deportation of African migrants from the United States under policies initiated during the administration...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 23, 2026United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stirred intense global debate after delivering a speech at the Munich Security Conference that framed...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 16, 2026Across Africa, a troubling pattern has emerged. Western men with histories of alleged sexual violence are reportedly entering African countries where women and...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 13, 2026Ghana and Israel are locked in an unusual diplomatic standoff after Accra deported three Israeli nationals in response to what it described as...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 12, 2025The Zamfara State Government has once again sponsored a mass wedding programme, this time pairing 200 female orphans and widows in a ceremony...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 26, 2025Authorities in Niger have suspended the activities of more than 320 non-governmental organisations and development associations operating in the capital, Niamey. The decision...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 21, 2025South Africa’s decision to take in 160 undocumented Palestinians fleeing Gaza has once again highlighted the contradictions shaping its foreign policy-just as the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 15, 2025As Nigeria marks five years since the 2020 EndSARS protests, a coalition known as Concerned Nigerians has called on citizens across the country...
ByKangmwa GofwenOctober 20, 2025A new bill pending in the United States Senate is seeking to have Nigeria officially listed on the “Country of Particular Concern” list...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 16, 2025The Concerned Nigerians Group has raised alarm over what it described as “the alarming rise of authoritarianism and the relentless assaults on free...
ByKangmwa GofwenSeptember 20, 2025