
The member states of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) — Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso — have officially adopted a unified electronic...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 11, 2025His Excellency Yacouba Diakité, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Mali with residence in Rome, has officially presented his letters...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 11, 2025President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission...
ByKangmwa GofwenOctober 10, 2025Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is facing growing backlash and accusations of poor judgment after UK DJ Tim Westwood reportedly performed at his...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 10, 2025A group of young protesters in Morocco, known as Gen Z 212, has championed the movement on gaming and streaming platforms, including Discord...
ByJoshua ChuwangOctober 9, 2025Niger’s Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, joined his counterparts from the West African Economic and Monetary...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 8, 2025The member states of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, held talks with Togo on October 3 to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 6, 2025The price of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, has skyrocketed to N25,000 this week,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 6, 2025A parliamentary delegation from Niger has arrived in Bamako, Mali, as part of ongoing efforts to deepen cooperation among the member states of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 6, 2025Everything 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, 2025