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Mass Protests Erupt Across Sahel and Paris Over Algeria’s Downing of Mali Military Drone
Protests were held across major cities in Mali and beyond on Saturday, as thousands took to the streets to denounce what they call...
Algeria Orders French Diplomats to Leave Within 48 Hours After Arrest of Three Algerian Nationals in Paris
Algeria has ordered 12 French embassy officials to leave the country within 48 hours. France’s Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, confirmed the expulsion on...
Niger, Chad Sign Media Cooperation Agreement In Niamey
Niger and Chad signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday to strengthen bilateral cooperation in media and communication. The agreement was signed...
CSS Launches Competition To Create Official Anthem, Strengthen Pan-African Identity
The Confederation of Sahel States (CSS) has launched a nationwide competition to create its official anthem, a step in consolidating the young regional...
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...
David Hundeyin’s Twitter Account Hacked, Urges X Users to Mass Report for Spam
The Twitter account of investigative journalist and founder of West Africa Weekly, David Hundeyin, was hacked on Wednesday, April 10, 2025, according to...
Côte d’Ivoire Ex-President Laurent Gbagbo Withdraws Party From Electoral Commission, Calls It A Tool Of The Regime
The former President of Côte d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, has announced the suspension of his party, the African People’s Party – Côte d’Ivoire (PPA-CI),...
Teenager Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff Still on Trial for Criticising Sokoto Governor on TikTok
Five months after 18-year-old Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff was arrested for expressing her disapproval of Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s handling of insecurity, her...
Drone Shooting: Algeria Military Claims Breakdown in Chain of Command
Tensions between Algeria and Mali have erupted into a full-blown diplomatic crisis following the shooting of a Malian military drone near the Algerian...
CAF Champions League: Egypt’s Al Ahly, Pyramid and South Africa’s Pirates, Sundowns to Play Semi Final
The 2024/25 CAF Champions League semi-final stage is set as the four remaining clubs—two each from Egypt and South Africa—prepare to battle. Following...
Exclusive: Nigerian Soldiers Accused of Torturing and Killing Community Nurse Ernest Owoicho in Benue State
On Saturday, April 5 2025, troops from Nigeria’s military task force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), reportedly tortured and killed a nurse and community...
Mali Govt Launches Official Investigation After Algeria Shoots Down Malian Drone
The Malian government has launched a formal investigation into the destruction of one of its military drones in the Kidal region, in what...