
In Abidjan, the mood was muted. On October 25, the people of Côte d’Ivoire cast ballots in an election that many believed was over...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 28, 2025Paul Biya, aged 92, has once again won Cameroon‘s presidency, marking his eighth term in office. The outcome was met with dismay and...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 27, 2025A wave of unrest is sweeping Cameroon as the country stands on the verge of the official results of its recent presidential election....
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 27, 2025Opposition protesters across Cameroon have been met with the authorities as tensions rise following the disputed October 12 presidential election. Two have been...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 24, 2025Tanzania’s president has come under criticism after posting a series of campaign messages on X (formerly Twitter), despite the platform remaining inaccessible to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 21, 2025The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed Nigeria’s former Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to head its election observation mission...
ByChinalurumogu EzeOctober 20, 2025The President of Niger, General Abdourahamane Tiani, paid a working and friendship visit to Mali on Tuesday, underscoring the growing strength of bilateral...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 1, 2025Niger is set to construct two 2,000-megawatt nuclear reactors and develop uranium deposits through a new partnership with Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation, Rosatom....
ByMayowa DurosinmiSeptember 28, 2025The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), a German state-funded political foundation with historical ties to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has overtly partnered with...
ByMayowa DurosinmiSeptember 26, 2025The African Union (AU) and the foreign ministers of the Sahelian States have held sideline talks to renew strained ties following a series...
ByMayowa DurosinmiSeptember 24, 2025Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara has received the 2025 African Prize for the Promotion of Peace despite his regime’s crackdown on journalists’ press...
ByMayowa DurosinmiSeptember 22, 2025What if the negative perceptions surrounding Africa are not simply organic but a result of long-term strategic planning by Western powers? Rather than...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 20, 2025