
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced plans to develop the Sahel’s first shared telecommunications network, turning to Russia for technical support as...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 23, 2026Ghana has secured an order for a batch of the world’s most technologically advanced ACH160 helicopters, marking a significant enhancement of its aerial...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 19, 2026Meeting in Bamako, the three Heads of State of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) have officially launched AES Television, a new regional...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 23, 2025Burkina Faso’s Superior Council of Communication has approved the allocation of a broadcast frequency for the launch of Daandé Liptako, the radio station...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 19, 2025Abia State has announced the introduction of free urban mass transit for residents as part of its Christmas and New Year interventions, marking...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 17, 2025Fresh questions have emerged over the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and France’s Direction Générale des Finances...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 14, 2025For many Nigerians, the news that the Federal Inland Revenue Service has entered a new partnership with the French tax authority felt less...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 12, 2025A recent social media post on X has drawn attention to the difficulties Nigerians face when receiving high-value electronics from abroad. A user...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025Niger’s military government has moved to place uranium from the recently nationalised SOMAIR mine on the international market, marking one of its most...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 3, 2025Nigeria has launched the long-delayed ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card, a regional project aimed at modernising identity systems and easing movement across West...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 1, 2025Burkina Faso’s Parliament has given the green light to a landmark agreement with Russia aimed at strengthening cooperation in the field of civil...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 24, 2025A new investigation has raised alarming questions about a possible data breach involving Orange SIM cards allegedly exploited by armed groups across the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 7, 2025