
The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda came to Washington this week for high-stakes meetings aimed at ending one of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 5, 2025President Bola Tinubu has sent a new, expanded ambassadorial list to the Senate, broadening the scope of his diplomatic appointments and signalling another...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 5, 2025The United States is warning of possible military action in Nigeria, while the U.S. Mission in Abuja is rolling out a cheerful social...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025Niger has formally welcomed the adoption of a new United Nations Security Council resolution addressing Morocco’s proposal for resolving the Western Sahara issue....
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025The Alliance of Sahel States is set to hold its second summit of heads of state on 22 and 23 December 2025 in...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025Despite the government spending ₦712 billion on renovations at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, the facility is in a shocking state...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Nigeria’s Defence Minister, resigned on December 1, 2025, citing health reasons. President Bola Tinubu accepted the resignation, which comes...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025Niger and Morocco have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening energy cooperation in a high-level meeting held in Rabat. Moroccan Minister of Energy Transition...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 3, 2025Nigeria continues to pump crude oil, but a troubling pattern has emerged: much of the country’s crude is exported, refined abroad, and then...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 3, 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, 2025The International Monetary Fund has commended Mali for what it describes as a remarkably resilient economic performance, following the first review of the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 1, 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, 2025