Politics
Mali’s Transition Leader Attends Swearing-In of Guinea’s President Mamadi Doumbouya
Mali’s President of the Transition, General Assimi Goïta, represented the country in Conakry on January 17, 2026, for the official inauguration of Guinea’s...
Niger’s Security Forces Record Major Gains Against Armed Groups
Niger’s Defence and Security Forces have reported significant results following a week of intensive counterterrorism operations conducted across the country between January 5...
Burkina Faso Adopts Law Defining Status of Traditional and Customary Chiefs
Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly has adopted a new law establishing the legal status of traditional and customary chieftaincy, a move aimed at...
Doumbouya Sworn In as Guinea’s President After Transitional Rule
General Mamadi Doumbouya was officially sworn in as the president of Guinea this weekend, marking the end of a long military transition period...
Mali: Goïta Announces National Consultations on Political Party Reform in 2026
Mali’s transitional president, General Assimi Goïta, has announced plans to launch national consultations in 2026 aimed at drafting a new law governing political...
Tinubu, Shettima to Spend N12.2bn on Travel and Transport as Nigerians Struggle With Cost of Living and Insecurity
Details from Nigeria’s 2026 Appropriation Bill show that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and their aides are slated to spend...
Rivers State Assembly Initiates Impeachment Proceedings Against Governor and Deputy
The Rivers State House of Assembly has begun impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu. The assembly alleges...
Guinea Junta Leader Doumbouya Declared Winner of Presidential Election
Guinea’s military ruler, General Mamady Doumbouya, has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential election after securing 86.7 percent of the vote,...
Nigeria’s Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Tinubu’s Power to Declare Emergency Rule and Suspend Elected Officials
Nigeria’s democracy faced a defining test today after the Supreme Court affirmed the President’s authority to declare a state of emergency and to...
Senate Pleas Exemption from VIPs Security Withdrawal
The Nigerian Senate has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to exempt its members from the presidential directive to withdraw police personnel from...
Nigeria’s Rubber-Stamp Senate Silent as Tinubu’s Unapproved Military Actions in Benin and Burkina Faso Threaten to Ignite a West African War
Nigeria’s Senate continues to generate widespread frustration as its conduct reinforces public claims that it has abandoned its constitutional duty of oversight in...
Tinubu Expands Ambassadorial List to 65 Nominees Amid Growing Debate
President Bola Tinubu has sent a new, expanded ambassadorial list to the Senate, broadening the scope of his diplomatic appointments and signalling another...