
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have launched a joint television channel called Tafouk TV, a new regional broadcaster intended to promote the three...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 5, 2026Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has said God is angry with Black people because they have refused to use their brains,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 5, 2026Senegal’s energy minister says the power cuts that hit the country hard in September have made one thing clear: the country cannot keep...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 2, 2026Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed diplomatic relations as renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia raises fears of a wider regional conflict. On Thursday, Ethiopia...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 2, 2026The narrative surrounding Nigeria’s Fourth Republic is undergoing a profound historical revision as declassified diplomatic cables and intelligence agency disclosures reframe the legacy...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 2, 2026Barrick Mining has signed a new collective bargaining agreement with unions at its Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex in western Mali, averting strike action that...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 30, 2026Guinea-Bissau’s exiled former president, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, has announced that he will return to the country and run for president in an election...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 30, 2026Aaron Greenspan, who is pursuing a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration, has accused President Bola Tinubu...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 30, 2026Nigeria is Africa’s second-largest tomato producer. The country grows about 2.3 million tonnes of tomatoes every year, and its farmers account for roughly...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 29, 2026Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery, a move the military government says will allow the country to process more of its...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 29, 2026Nigeria and Uganda signed health agreements with the United States in December 2025 that give Washington access to sensitive health data, pathogen specimens...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 29, 2026Niger’s representative at the United Nations General Assembly has accused France and Ukraine of leading a proxy war against his country, saying armed...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 28, 2026