Everything is in place for the launch of AES Radio, according to Mali’s Minister of Communication, Alhamdou Ag Ilyene. The announcement follows an...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 6, 2025Côte d’Ivoire has banned protests in the country ahead of its presidential election on October 25. In a statement released on October 2,...
ByJoshua ChuwangOctober 5, 2025Western powers are increasingly building strategic relationships with foreign leaders whose records are tainted by allegations of crimes, such as drug trafficking, money...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 5, 2025The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, has not announced an “irreversible” withdrawal from the CFA franc, contrary...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 3, 2025The news agencies of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have signed a partnership protocol aimed at strengthening media cooperation across the region....
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 3, 2025Niger’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Nigeriens Abroad, Yaou Sangaré Bakary, paid a working visit to Venezuela on Monday, October 1, where...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 3, 2025As Nigeria marks its 65th anniversary of independence, official celebrations have been overshadowed by national crises, and the country remains far from independent,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 2, 2025A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia after convicting him of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 1, 2025In President Bola Tinubu’s national broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary on October 1, 2025, he painted a picture of a nation...
ByKangmwa GofwenOctober 1, 2025Nigeria will not submit a film for the International Feature Film category of the 2026 Oscars, the Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC) announced...
ByIkenna ChurchillOctober 1, 2025From September 29 to October 3, Bamako will host a series of meetings aimed at advancing the interconnection of customs information systems between...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 1, 2025President Bola Tinubu has declared that “the worst is over” for Nigeria, adding that the nation is now “on the path of progress.”...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 1, 2025