
Gambian opposition leader Talib Ahmed Bensouda officially submitted his candidacy papers for the December 5 presidential election on Saturday, November 7, 2026, defiantly...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 9, 2026A former lecturer at Chicago State University, Adedeji Doherty, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu never attended the American institution, reopening a controversy...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 9, 2026The recent announcement that the Independent National Electoral Commission has deepened its strategic partnership with the United Kingdom ahead of the 2027 general...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 6, 2026President John Dramani Mahama has taken another major step toward re-establishing Ghana’s national airline, holding high-level discussions with aerospace giant Boeing, which is...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 6, 2026A proposed trial of a hepatitis B vaccine on newborn babies in Guinea-Bissau has been cancelled following widespread accusations that the study was...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 5, 2026Dr. Tunji Alausa, Nigeria’s Minister of Education, has sparked widespread ridicule and outrage after claiming that he visited the University of Chicago and...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 4, 2026Senegal’s National Assembly has rejected a revised 2026 budget bill that was seen as crucial to finalising a $2.2 billion support programme with...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 3, 2026The Africa Cup of Nations will return to its traditional two-year cycle after the Confederation of African Football reversed its decision to hold...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 30, 2026Tanzania and Angola have agreed to connect their Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean transport corridors with a railway link running through Zambia and...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 30, 2026Mali has signed two new contracts with the Russian geological company Zarubezhgeologia to map the country’s mineral resources and set up a national...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 29, 2026The National Assembly is pushing House Bill 2659, known as the Nutritionists Registration Council of Nigeria Bill, and it has ignited a fierce...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 26, 2026President John Dramani Mahama has said Ghana will have a national airline flying again before he leaves office in January 2029, putting a...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 26, 2026