
A diplomatic storm is gathering across West Africa following the mysterious death of Burkinabè activist Alain Christophe Traoré, popularly known as Alino Faso,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 29, 2025A series of high-stakes provocations, misinformation campaigns, and violent incidents unfolding over the past two weeks suggests a deliberate effort to destabilise West...
ByMayowa DurosinmiJuly 26, 2025Thousands of Nigeriens gathered in Niamey, the capital of Niger, to show their solidarity with the ruling National Council for the Safeguard of...
ByOluwasegun SanusiNovember 17, 2024Burkina Faso’s transitional authorities have announced that they have foiled a new plot to destabilise the government, state television reported. According to officials,...
ByJoy ChukwuNovember 10, 2024Recent revelations from Radio Télévision du Niger (RTN) have ignited panic in France, suggesting that France’s intelligence service, the General Directorate of External...
ByOluwasegun SanusiNovember 6, 2024Gabon’s media regulator has announced the suspension of social media platforms nationwide, saying online content has fuelled division and threatened national stability. The...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 18, 2026Niger’s head of state, General Abdourahamane Tiani, has renewed his accusations against France, claiming that French authorities were behind an attack targeting the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 18, 2026A rebel coalition in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed responsibility for a drone attack on the strategic northeastern city of Kisangani,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 6, 2026The Alliance of Sahel States has strongly condemned the armed attack on Niamey’s Diori Hamani International Airport and the adjacent military air base,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 2, 2026It rarely begins with soldiers. More often, it begins with a sentence, spoken casually, almost jokingly, by a powerful Western man who knows...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 21, 2026The Rivers State House of Assembly has begun impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu. The assembly alleges...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 8, 2026The presidency of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is going through one of its most severe moments as the worsening insecurity, controversies surrounding governance,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 18, 2025