
Guinea-Bissau’s military authorities have tightened control over the country ahead of a crucial mission by the Economic Community of West African States. On...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 3, 2025The government has released a new ambassadorial list. It contains thirty‑two nominees who may represent Nigeria abroad if confirmed. The non‑career nominees are:...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 30, 2025Nigeria’s worsening security crisis has prompted fresh criticism from former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate Yusuf Datti Baba Ahmed,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 29, 2025Nigeria’s political landscape is descending into a full-blown cult of personality around President Bola Tinubu, as politicians, appointees, and public officeholders increasingly appear...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 29, 2025Nigeria has gone mad again. The signs are everywhere, as kidnappings, deaths, poisoned communities, collapsing institutions, reckless governance, and the central force driving...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 27, 2025Nigeria’s decision to reject the use of private military contractors sits at the intersection of principle, politics and national insecurity. President Bola Tinubu...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 26, 2025In a dramatic turn after a week of mass kidnappings across Nigeria, security agencies announced the safe release of key abductees. Yet heavy...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 26, 2025The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu faces a painful crisis of priorities in Nigeria following the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 24, 2025The transitional President of Mali and current President of the Sahel States Confederation (Alliance des États du Sahel, AES), General Assimi Goïta, on...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 24, 2025Kwara State is reeling after armed men stormed a Christ Apostolic Church in the quiet community of Eruku, killing several people and abducting...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 21, 2025The abduction and killing of Brigadier General Uba in Borno State and the kidnapping of 25 schoolgirls and their principal from Government Girls Comprehensive...
ByJoshua ChuwangNovember 20, 2025The presidency of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is going through one of its most severe moments as the worsening insecurity, controversies surrounding governance,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 18, 2025